Certification intensity level of the leading nations in ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 standards

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1002-1020

  Marimon, Frederic ^a   Casadesús, Marti ^b   Heras, Iñaki ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Environmental management; ISO 9000 series; Quality management; Standardization

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049506023     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656711011084800     Document Type: Article

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