ISO 9001 and ISO 14001: Towards a Research Agenda on Management System Standards

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-65

  Heras Saizarbitoria, Iñaki ^a   Boiral, Olivier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84871192582     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: 14682370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2012.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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