The effectiveness of TQM: The key role of organizational learning in small businesses

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 98-125

  Martínez Costa, Micaela ^a,b   Jiménez Jiménez, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b Dpto de Economía Financiera y Contabilidad   (Spain)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Organizational learning; Performance; Small and medium sized enterprises; SMEs; Structural equation modelling; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 62349125335     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242608098348     Document Type: Article

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