An investigation of ISO 9000 adoption in Saudi Arabia

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 132-147

  Magd, Hesham A E ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

ISO 9000 series; Manufacturing industries; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 30944457482     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686900610639284     Document Type: Article

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