Knowledge transfer of the Western concept of quality

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 353-367

  Dobosz, Dorota ^a   Jankowicz, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural Boundaries; Knowledge Transfer; Quality; Resistance To Change; Travel Of Ideas

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015381542     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678860210143578     Document Type: Article

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