Until the mid-seventies, SMEs had a minor role in economic development due to the
dominance of the mass production paradigm in the industry. After this period, this paradigm …

The benefits of Quality Management are widely recognized following reports of its successful
implementation in many large companies. It has led to these companies becoming highly …

Accepted: Dec 3, 2013; Published: Dec 20, 2013 Abstract: The paper examines the
relationship between total quality management (TQM) practices of small and medium …

At The Time of Writing, All four authors, A. Gunasekaran, P. Okko, T. Martikainen, and p. Yli-
oli were with the school of busines studes, University of Vaasa, Finland. In most cases small …

The principal objectives in this paper are to compare and contrast quality management
initiatives for a longitudinal sample of 871 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in …

There has been much written in literature by both academics and industrialists alike about
the importance of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to the economic prosperity of …

This paper identifies the critical factors for quality management (QM) initiatives in small-and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The factors are grouped into six categories …

This paper discusses the conclusions of research projects undertaken at the University of
Economics in Prague, Czech Republic and which had the aim of measuring the …

According to the Ministry of MSMEs (India), 95% of industries are working in small-scale
sector with 40% value addition in the manufacturing sector and 8% contribution to the gross …

The intense competition in the current marketplace has forced firms to re-examine their
methods of doing business. Economic liberalization and globalization of the economy is …