A framework for quality management practices in strategic alliances

Management Decision

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 802-818

  Mellat Parast, Mahour ^a   Digman, Lester A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning; Quality management; Strategic alliances; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249735784     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740710746042     Document Type: Article

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