Does ISO 9000 certification improve business performance?

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 936-953

  Chow Chua, Clare ^a   Goh, Mark ^a   Wan, Tan Boon ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Business Performance; ISO 9000 series; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144462887     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710310493643     Document Type: Review

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