Critical success factors of TQM: Impact on business performance of manufacturing sector in Pakistan

International Journal of Business and Management Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-203

  Awan, Hayat M ^a   Bhatti, M Ishaq ^b   Bukharic, Khurram ^a   Qureshi, M Azeem ^a  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business excellence; Comprehensive criticality index and developing Countries; Stakeholder value; Top management commitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952606662     PISSN: 18376614     EISSN: 1985692X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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