AACSB 2003 accreditation standards: impact on continuous quality improvement

International Journal of Services and Standards

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 358-378

  Hedin, Scott R ^a   Barnes, Clarence H ^a   Chen, Jason C H ^a  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AACSB; business; continuous improvement; management education; process improvement; quality management; service operations; services and standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745037118     PISSN: 17408849     EISSN: 17408857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSS.2005.005805     Document Type: Article

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