Exploring the impact of culture on quality management

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 473-487

  Lagrosen, Stefan ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

National cultures; Quality; Total quality management; Uncertainty; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 5644266941     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710310468632     Document Type: Article

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