Impact of ISO 9000 certification on training and development activities: An exploratory study

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 497-517

  Quazi, Hesan A ^a   Jacobs, Ronald L ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ISO 9000 series; Singapore; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144462890     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710410536545     Document Type: Article

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