Do TQM principles need to change? Learning from a comparison to Google Inc.

Total Quality Management and Business Excellence

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 48-61

  Steiber, Annika ^a   Alänge, Sverker ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ambidextrous organisation; continuous innovation; corporate culture; dynamic capabilities; Google; management innovation; open innovation; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873906160     PISSN: 14783363     EISSN: 14783371     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14783363.2012.733256     Document Type: Review

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