Decoding the code of excellence – for achieving sustainable excellence

International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-28

  mi Dahlgaard Park, su ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Business excellence; Critical success factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986110786     PISSN: 1756669X     EISSN: 17566703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17566690910945840     Document Type: Article

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