The impacts of quality management practices on business performance: An empirical investigation from China

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 809-823

  Su, Qin ^a   Li, Zhao ^a   Zhang, Su Xian ^a   Liu, Yuan Yuan ^a   Dang, Ji Xiang ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b China Quality Certification Centre   (China)

Author keywords

Business performance; China; Quality management; Research and development

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749106574     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710810898621     Document Type: Article

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