Quality service of ISO 9000 consultants

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 998-1013

  Casadesús, Martí ^a   Viadiu, Frederic Mariron ^b   Saizarbitoria, Iñaki Heras ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consultancy; ISO 9000; Quality; Service quality; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751199378     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710210438096     Document Type: Article

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