The effect of people-related TQM practices on job satisfaction: A hierarchical model

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-35

  Prajogo, Daniel I ^a   Cooper, Brian K ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Structural equation modelling; TQM

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; FIRST-ORDER; HIERARCHICAL MODEL; HIGH GROWTH; HOLISTIC VIEW; INTERNAL WORK; LATENT VARIABLE; SECOND ORDERS; SEM; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING; TOP MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT; VICTORIA , AUSTRALIA;

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; JOB SATISFACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 77950249883     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537280903239383     Document Type: Article

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