Integration of quality management and environmental management systems similarities and the role of the EFQM model

TQM Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 687-701

  Tarí, Juan José ^a   Molina Azorín, José F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental management; European Foundation for Quality Management; Quality management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; POLICY MAKERS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTEGRATED CONTROL; INTEGRATED OPTICS; QUALITY CONTROL;

QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78049521867     PISSN: 17542731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542731011085348     Document Type: Article

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