The economic impact of quality management systems in Portuguese certified companies: Empirical evidence

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 929-950

  Sampaio, Paulo ^a   Saraiva, Pedro ^b   Rodrigues, António Guimarães ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Economic performance; ISO 9001 Certification; Portugal; Quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055047320     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656711111172522     Document Type: Article

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