A proposal of a new paradigm for national quality certification systems

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 364-382

  Franceschini, Fiorenzo ^a   Galetto, Maurizio ^a   Maisano, Domenico ^a   Mastrogiacomo, Luca ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Incentives (psychology); ISO 9000 series; Quality assessment; Quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954498967     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656711111121799     Document Type: Article

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