PurposeThis work examines the relationship between transformational leadership and enablers and results of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) model 2013 and the relationship between the EFQM model elements (enablers and results).Design/methodology/approachThe work employs partial least squares (PLS) and empirical data from 102 hotels.FindingsTransformational leadership is key to facilitate the enablers of the EFQM model (strategy, people, partnership and processes) and improve customer, employee and social results and organizational performance.Originality/valueThe present work expands previous studies that focus on analyzing the link between enablers and results of EFQM by showing that transformational leadership is an appropriate leadership style to foster the EFQM model elements. It empirically supports the view that transformational leadership is a facilitator that can foster the EFQM enablers and improve results in hotels. Thus, it also sheds light on the controversial link between transformational leadership and various performance measures (customer, employee and social results and organizational performance).
Purpose This work analyses quality management (through the European Foundation for Quality Management-EFQM-model) and transformational leadership in hotels in Spain. Design/methodology/approach The study analyses 102 5-star and 5-star large luxury hotels that answer a questionnaire on transformational leadership and the EFQM model. It analyses the degree of importance of quality and transformational leadership in hotels, the significant differences between groups of hotels (according to stars, size, modality and type of product) and the association between transformational leadership and quality. Findings The results show the levels of quality and transformational leadership, minor significant differences between groups and an association between the two variables. In general, chain-affiliated hotels have a higher level of leadership and a more advanced employee and process management than independent hotels. Also, those hotels that focus on a vacational product show a lower attention to the strategy dimension in the EFQM model. The number of employees is not an important factor to adopt quality. Finally, transformational leadership allows hotels to advance in the development of quality management. Originality/value Although there are studies on quality management that show the importance of leadership for quality, there are few studies that examine transformational leadership and quality in the same study, mainly in the tourism industry, and especially in the case of the hotel industry.
Some years ago the quality of the companies was not valued since demand was higher than the offer but, today, this situation has changed due to the quality has become in one of the most important variable competitiveness key, which, has applied in productive process as well as complex ambits such as tourism sector. This field is the main content of this paper that are structured into four distinct parts centers. Firstly and, as an introduction way, certain aspects of Industrial Tourism are analyzed. Subsequently, the importance of the Q Mark for Quality is studied. Thirdly, empirical research that has been studied is described and, finally, the key factors on the implementation of the Quality Mark.
Neste artigo analízanse os principais factores chave ou motivacións que impulsaron ás entidades galegas, concretamente Adegas de Viño, a implantar/certificar a Norma UNE 302001 de Turismo Industrial. Nun primeiro punto, contextualízase o traballo falando da importancia da calidade na actualidade, para posteriormente recoller un apartado cunha breve referencia á Marca Q de Calidade Turística e centrarse nas razóns ou motivos que levan ás organizacións a implantar/certificar un Sistema de Xestión da Calidade, especialmente o da Norma ISO 9001. Unha vez descrita a metodoloxía da investigación realizada, expóñense os resultados obtidos da análise descritiva dos factores/motivacións e, finalmente, enuméranse as conclusións e as futuras liñas de investigación. Este traballo forma parte dunha investigación máis ampla a nivel nacional co obxectivo de desenvolver un marco de referencia neste subsector do Turismo Industrial.
Purpose This work analyses quality management (through the European Foundation for Quality Management-EFQM-model) and transformational leadership in hotels in Spain. Design/methodology/approach The study analyses 102 5-star and 5-star large luxury hotels that answer a questionnaire on transformational leadership and the EFQM model. It analyses the degree of importance of quality and transformational leadership in hotels, the significant differences between groups of hotels (according to stars, size, modality and type of product) and the association between transformational leadership and quality. Findings The results show the levels of quality and transformational leadership, minor significant differences between groups and an association between the two variables. In general, chain-affiliated hotels have a higher level of leadership and a more advanced employee and process management than independent hotels. Also, those hotels that focus on a vacational product show a lower attention to the strategy dimension in the EFQM model. The number of employees is not an important factor to adopt quality. Finally, transformational leadership allows hotels to advance in the development of quality management. Originality/value Although there are studies on quality management that show the importance of leadership for quality, there are few studies that examine transformational leadership and quality in the same study, mainly in the tourism industry, and especially in the case of the hotel industry.
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