Analyzing the effectiveness of quality management practices in China

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 281-289

  Wu, Sarah Jinhui ^a   Zhang, Dongli ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exploitation; Exploration; National culture; Quality management practices

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT; EXPLOITATION; EXPLORATION VS. EXPLOITATIONS; NATIONAL CULTURES; PERFORMANCE DIMENSIONS; QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; QUALITY MANAGERS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS;

INDUSTRY; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION;

QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84877927604     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.02.015     Document Type: Article

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