Influence of total quality management on human resource management practices: An exploratory study

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 836-850

  Wickramasinghe, Vathsala ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Human resource function; Human resource management; Human resource practices; Process management; Quality results; Sri Lanka; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865786579     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656711211270324     Document Type: Article

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