Management for sustainable health: A TQM-inspired model based on experiences taken from successful Swedish organizations

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 561-584

  Wreder, Åsa ^a   Gustavsson, Maria ^b   Klefsjö, Bengt ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Managers; Organizational culture; Personal health; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249102142     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710810881881     Document Type: Article

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