Innovative quality management practices in the Dutch construction industry

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 170-186

  Bossink, Bart A G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Innovation; Management; Quality; Strategy; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 30644474429     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710210413507     Document Type: Article

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