Customization of quality practices: The impact of quality culture

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-279

  Wu, Sarah Jinhui ^a   Zhang, Dongli ^a   Schroeder, Roger G ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational culture; Quality culture; Quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952299299     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656711111109883     Document Type: Article

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