Quality in action: Closing the loop

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 144-155

  Nair, Chenicheri Sid ^a   Pawley, David ^b   Mertova, Patricie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic staff; Australia; Human resource management; Organizational performance; Quality improvement; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951590234     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684881011035358     Document Type: Article

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