A structural analysis of the relationship between TQM practices and product innovation

Asian Journal of Technology Innovation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-96

  Lee, Voon Hsien ^a   Ooi, Keng Boon ^a   Tan, Boon In ^a   Chong, Alain Yee Loong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^b INTI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

And electronics industry; Electrical industry; Malaysia; Product innovation performance; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952190036     PISSN: 19761597     EISSN: 21586721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19761597.2010.9668683     Document Type: Article

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