The compatibility of performance appraisal systems with TQM principles - Evidence from current practice

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 92-112

  Soltani, Ebrahim ^a   Van Der Meer, Robert ^b   Williams, Terry M ^b   Lai, Pei Chun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Performance appraisal; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 31644441812     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570610637030     Document Type: Article

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