An analysis of decision-making process in organizations: Implications for quality management and systematic practice

Total Quality Management and Business Excellence

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1317-1330

  Akdere, Mesut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making process; Performance excellence; Quality management; Systematic practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856416894     PISSN: 14783363     EISSN: 14783371     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14783363.2011.625180     Document Type: Article

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