The status of total quality management (TQM) in Ghana: A comparison with selected quality awards winners from Turkey

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 851-871

  Mensah, James Osei ^a   Copuroglu, Gorkem ^b   Fening, Fred Appiah ^c  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b IKEA SO Logistics ^*  (Turkey)

^c Webber International University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ghana; Multinational companies; Quality awards; Status; Total quality management; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865704626     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656711211270333     Document Type: Review

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