Indian culture and the culture for TQM: A comparison

TQM Magazine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-188

  Kumar, Madhu Ranjan ^a   Sankaran, Shankar ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collectivism; Culture; India; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

COLLECTIVISM; CULTURE; INDIA; LEADERSHIP;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33847295140     PISSN: 0954478X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09544780710730014     Document Type: Article

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