Relationship between TQM and performance of Singapore companies

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 356-379

  Brah, Shaukat A ^a   Tee, Serene S L ^a   Rao, B Madhu ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Operations; Operations strategy; Organizational performance; Singapore; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942540550     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710210421553     Document Type: Article

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