The quest for business excellence: Evidence from New Zealand's award winners

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 170-199

  Angell, Linda C ^a   Corbett, Lawrence M ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Baldrige award; Business excellence; Continuous improvement; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349086442     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570910932048     Document Type: Article

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