Previous studies reported mixed and ambiguous results of the relationship between TQM
practices and performances. This study investigated impacts of TQM practices on various …

Many organisations are facing competitive challenges due to the rapid pace of technological
change. Management theorists and practitioners alike have called for more creativity and …

Globalization forces managers to utilize manufacturing capabilities from countries with
different cultures than their own, particularly from Asia. Yet quality problems in China have …

Background Continuous quality improvement (CQI) methods are widely used in healthcare;
however, the effectiveness of the methods is variable, and evidence about the extent to …

Increasing interest in the use of design thinking (DT) in innovation has called into question
its integration in organizational settings. We draw upon literature on management innovation …

Purpose–To represent the effect of 'human factors in total quality management (TQM)
environment'in terms of a single numerical index by considering their inheritances and …

El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la influencia de la gestión de la calidad en la
innovación a través de la gestión del conocimiento. La metodología utilizada es el estudio …

Purpose The paper aims to identify key human and operational focused barriers to the
implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM). It develops a comprehensive structural …

In the global market conditions, the integrated Flexible Systems (FS) with Total Quality
Management (TQM) and Supply Chain Management (SCM) is a growing field of interest for …

The relation between ergonomic principles and quality management initiatives, both, in the
private and public sector, has received increasing attention in the recent years. Customer …