A cooperation model for the third sector based on Total Quality Management

Total Quality Management and Business Excellence

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 693-706

  Fredriksson, Maria ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cooperation model; Social economy; Third sector; Total Quality Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 27344446713     PISSN: 14783363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14783360500077336     Document Type: Article

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