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OPERATIONS, INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY

The influence of digitalisation on the role of quality professionals and their practices

Jason Martin1 Department of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, 581 83Linköping, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Quoc Hung Dang2 Department of Technology Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96Göteborg, SwedenView further author information
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Ida Gremyr2 Department of Technology Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96Göteborg, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7292-7217View further author information
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Article: 2164162 | Received 28 Sep 2022, Accepted 28 Dec 2022, Published online: 08 Jan 2023

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