Does TQM influence employees' job satisfaction? An empirical case analysis

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-77

  Ooi, Keng Boon ^a   Bakar, Nooh Abu ^b   Arumugam, Veeri ^c   Vellapan, Lorraine ^d   Loke, Alex Kim Yin ^d  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIA JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^d Carsem Sdn Bdh   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Assembly plants; Job satisfaction; Outsourcing; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846083451     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710710720330     Document Type: Article

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