Integrated management systems in Indian manufacturing organizations some key findings from an empirical study

TQM Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 670-686

  Khanna, Harjeev K ^a   Laroiya, S C ^a   Sharma, D D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL TEACHERS TRAINING AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Environmental management; India; Manufacturing industries; Quality management

Indexed keywords

BODY OF KNOWLEDGE; CURRENT STATUS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; INDIA; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS; MANUFACTURING SECTOR; PERCEIVED BENEFITS; REDUCED COST; SMALL SAMPLE SIZE; SURVEY INSTRUMENTS; TIME SAVINGS; WORK INSTRUCTIONS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; MOTIVATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS;

INTEGRATED CONTROL;

EID: 78049499590     PISSN: 17542731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542731011085339     Document Type: Article

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