Employee perceptions of the rewards associated with six sigma

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 356-364

  Buch, Kim ^a   Tolentino, Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Motivation (psychology); Six sigma; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744748620     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810610668355     Document Type: Article

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