Chinese cultural values and total quality climate

Managing Service Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 210-223

  Noronha, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

China; National cultures; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986043529     PISSN: 09604529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09604520210434820     Document Type: Article

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