Shifting the mental model and emerging innovative behavior: Action research of a quality management system

Emergence: Complexity and Organization

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Tsai, Stephen ^a   Pan, Chung Yu ^a   Chiang, Hong Quei ^a  

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EID: 84860828363     PISSN: 15213250     EISSN: 15217000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.emerg/10.17357.d85975a0e311e51f5de1b3a08183d383     Document Type: Article

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