Adoption of administrative innovation within organization - An empirical study of TQM metamorphosis

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 321-340

  Tanninen, Kati ^a   Jantunen, Ari ^a   Saksa, Juha Matti ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Administrative innovation; innovation adoption; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863451110     PISSN: 02198770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219877008001412     Document Type: Article

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