Organisational performance improvement through quality award process participation

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 894-912

  Eriksson, Henrik ^a   Garvare, Rickard ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Organizational performance; Quality awards; Self assessment; Sweden; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144526135     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710510625202     Document Type: Review

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