Quality circle autonomy: Evidence from a Japanese subsidiary and a Western subsidiary

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 146-159

  Stavroulakis, Dimitris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Greece; Industrial relations; Japan; Quality circles

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142732815     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656719710165419     Document Type: Article

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