Implementing TQM in healthcare: The critical leadership traits

Total Quality Management and Business Excellence

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 331-343

  Nwabueze, Uche ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON VICTORIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; Leadership traits; TQM implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953862347     PISSN: 14783363     EISSN: 14783371     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14783363.2010.532338     Document Type: Article

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