Total quality management (TQM) and sustainable company performances: Examining the relationship in Malaysian firms

International Journal of Business and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-52

  Idris, Fazli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Company performance; Malaysia; Stakeholder focus; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053654379     PISSN: 15116670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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