Barriers to total quality management in public leisure services

Managing Leisure

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-28

  Robinson, Leigh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85011206149     PISSN: 13606719     EISSN: 1466450X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136067197376257     Document Type: Article

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