Quality configurations: A contingency approach to quality management

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 759-773

  Lagrosen, Stefan ^a   Lagrosen, Yvonne ^b  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Leadership; Quality; Strategic planning; Sweden; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644664127     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710310491203     Document Type: Article

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