Power distance in organizational contexts-a review of collectivist cultures

A Ghosh - Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, 2011 - JSTOR
Power distance has been constructed mostly as a concept highly negative for organizational
progress, participation and empowerment of employees and overall organizational health …

Total quality management and service quality: an exploratory study of quality management practices and barriers in service industry

F Talib, Z Rahman, MN Qureshi… - International Journal of …, 2011 - inderscienceonline.com
During the last two decades, the level of total quality management (TQM) awareness has
considerably increased in the service industries. With the ever-increasing customer demand …

The adoption of excellence models through cultural and social adaptations: An empirical study of critical success factors and a proposed model

M Zairi, AA Alsughayir - Total Quality Management & Business …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Total quality management (TQM) has become a leading strategy for improving
organisational performance and business results. Yet many organisations that try to …

Quality management in China: the effects of firm characteristics and cultural profile

X Zu, H Zhou, X Zhu, D Yao - International Journal of Quality & …, 2011 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this study is to investigate the underlying characteristics that
influence quality management implementation at manufacturing companies operating in …

Barriers to the successful implementation of TQM in Iranian manufacturing organisations

M Abdolshah, S Abdolshah - International Journal of …, 2011 - inderscienceonline.com
TQM is a set of management practices throughout the organisation, geared to ensure the
organisation consistently meets or exceeds customer requirements. This research tries to …

Development of a framework for total quality management principles in the construction companies with special reference to the construction companies in the state of …

AM Al-Musleh - 2011 - qmro.qmul.ac.uk
An increased demand of quality in the construction industry has been a major cause of
finding new systems and developing frameworks that are fit for purpose. Construction …

Toyota's A3 reports for improving 6-S activities: an aeronautical industry case study

R Gnanaguru, K Puvaneswari… - … Journal of Services …, 2011 - inderscienceonline.com
6-S (5-S and sixth 'S'as Safety) is considered as foundation of all the improvement activities
like TQM, TPM, Lean, etc. Implementation of 6-S principles helps everyone in the …

Students viewpoints about quality of educational health-care at Arak University of Medical Sciences in 2009

S Changyzi Ashtiyani, M Shamsi - Research in Medical Education, 2011 - rme.gums.ac.ir
Methods: This is a cross-sectional and analytical study which 400 students of Arak university
of medical sciences was attended. Data were collected by using of service quality instrument …

[图书][B] La relación entre el sector industrial y el tamaño de empresa con las prácticas de la calidad total y el desempeño organizacional

RMP Jordán - 2011 - search.proquest.com
La gestión de la calidad total es un concepto que promueve la mejora en el desempeño
operacional de las organizaciones, a través del uso de las prácticas de la calidad total. Los …

[PDF][PDF] FACT: A comprehensive business excellence model

CK Chen, JY Jang - Proceedings QMOD Conference on Quality and …, 2011 - yzu.edu.tw
Background Business Excellence Model (BEM) is a management tool which is used by
managers to assess their enterprises and to perform the organizational change to purse …