Investigating the link between quality improvement efforts and strategic HRM in selected Greek industrial organizations implementing the new ISO 9000:2000

Measuring Business Excellence

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

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EID: 71849087811     PISSN: 13683047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/mbe.2006.26710aaf.001     Document Type: Article

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