The effect of TQM on performance in R&D environments: A perspective from South Korean firms

Technovation

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 855-863

  Prajogo, Daniel I ^a   Hong, Soon W ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Youngdong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Innovation; Quality; R D; Structural equation modelling; TQM

Indexed keywords

QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

BALDRIGE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARDS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; LITTLE RESEARCHES; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; MODELLING TECHNIQUES; PERFORMANCE MEASURES; PRODUCT INNOVATIONS; PRODUCT QUALITIES; PRODUCTION AREAS; QUALITY; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING; STRUCTURAL EQUATIONS; TQM;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 55349146573     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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