The moderating effect of slack resources on the relation between quality management and organisational learning

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 47, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 5501-5523

  Moreno, Antonia Ruiz ^a   Fernandez, Luis Miguel Molina ^a   Montes, Francisco Javier Lloréns ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Management of resources and human resource management; Organisational learning; Policy strategy; Quality management; Slack resources

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; EMPIRICAL DATA; MODERATING EFFECT; ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING; POLICY STRATEGY; QUALITY MANAGERS; SLACK RESOURCES; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES;

COMPETITION; EDUCATION; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70449589214     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540802014692     Document Type: Article

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