TQM practices and organisational performances in the manufacturing sector: evidence from a developing nation

International Journal of Business Performance Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 144-157

  Sadiq Sohail, M ^a   Al Buraey, Muhammad A ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

factor analysis; ISO 9000; Malaysia; manufacturing; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149129230     PISSN: 13684892     EISSN: 17415039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijbpm.2005.006487     Document Type: Article

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