Self-assessment: A study of progress in Europe's leading organizations in quality management practices

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 84-104

  van der Wiele, A ^a   Williams, A R T ^a   Dale, B G ^b   Carter, G ^c   Kolb, F ^d   Luzon, D M ^e   Schmidt, A ^f   Wallace, M ^g  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c European Foundation for Quality Management   (United Kingdom)

^d ESCP EAP   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^f Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Awards; Baldrige Award; European Foundation for Quality Management; Quality management; Self assessment; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887265835     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656719610108341     Document Type: Article

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