The power of quality models: The example of the SIQ model for performance excellence

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 445-462

  Quist, Johan ^a   Skålén, Per ^a   Clegg, Stewart R ^b,c  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Foucault; Organization studies; Power knowledge; Quality models; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448954751     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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