Rethinking “quality” by classic grounded theory

International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 199-210

  Christiansen, Ólavur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FAROE ISLANDS   (Faroe Islands)

Author keywords

Classic grounded theory; Confidence building; Quality; Quality concepts; Quality definitions; Redefining quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986116701     PISSN: 1756669X     EISSN: 17566703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17566691111146096     Document Type: Article

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