The links between organisational learning and total quality: A critical review

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 47-56

  McAdam, Rodney ^a   Leitch, Claire ^a   Harrison, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employees; Empowerment; Organizational change; Organizational learning; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986135340     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090599810204299     Document Type: Article

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