The relative efficiency of quality management practices: A comparison study on American-, Japanese-, and Taiwanese-owned firms in Taiwan

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 564-577

  Lin, Chinho ^a   Madu, Christian N ^b   Kuei, Chu Hua ^b   Lu, Min H ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Performance management; Quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 75849119842     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710410536572     Document Type: Review

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