Quality management dimensions, contextual factors and performance: An empirical investigation

Total Quality Management and Business Excellence

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1231-1244

  Sharma, Bishnu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Firm size; Industry category; Performance; Quality management dimensions; Quality management programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845275125     PISSN: 14783363     EISSN: 14783371     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14783360600750519     Document Type: Article

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