TQM practices and knowledge sharing: An empirical study of Malaysia's manufacturing organizations

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-78

  Ooi, Keng Boon ^a   Cheah, Weng Choong ^b   Lin, Binshan ^c   Teh, Pei Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^b MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge sharing; Malaysia; Middle management; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856957068     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-009-9185-9     Document Type: Article

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