Critical success factors for TQM implementation and their impact on performance of SMEs

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 215-237

  Ismail Salaheldin, Salaheldin ^a  

^a QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Business performance; Critical success factors; Organizational performance; Qatar; Small to medium sized enterprises; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349267844     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410400910938832     Document Type: Article

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