2017
DOI: 10.1108/ijqrm-09-2016-0157
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An empirical investigation of critical success factors influencing the successful TQM implementation for firms with different strategic orientation

Abstract: Purpose It has been found that critical success factors (CSFs) are responsible for successful implementation of total quality management (TQM) system. The purpose of this paper is to make a comparative analysis of the importance of 20 TQM CSFs to the strategic choices of the firms such as innovators, prospectors, and defenders. Design/methodology/approach From extant literature review on TQM, 20 CSFs have been carried out. The empirical data for this study was drawn from a survey of 111 firms in India. One-w… Show more

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“…Problem founds in this principle were the quality plan from all levels of management had been arranged well but the follow-up actions to achieve the target were still not going well. So there were some plans that have not been realized [12].…”
Section: Research Methods Of Studymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Problem founds in this principle were the quality plan from all levels of management had been arranged well but the follow-up actions to achieve the target were still not going well. So there were some plans that have not been realized [12].…”
Section: Research Methods Of Studymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It was shown by Miles and Snow that a defender has a narrow product range and operates in a stable domain. The focus of management is primarily on reducing the cost of manufacturing while maintaining or improving the standard of quality (Kumar & Sharma, 2017a, Kumar, Sharma, Verma, Lai, & Chang, 2018Nilsson & Rapp, 2005, p. 72;Verma & Sharma, 2014c. In such an organization, top managers are highly expert in their organization's limited area of operation.…”
Section: Business Strategymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thirteen factors have been identified to affect the quality of the product and thus the quality of information products. The factors that are the focus of this study are top management commitment [17]- [21], policy [22], [23], supplier management [19], [21], [24], [25], continuous improvement [21], [24], innovation [24], benchmarking [19], [24], [26], [27], employee empowerment [20], [26], employee involvement [20], [21], [24], [26], teamwork [27], reward [24], [25], training [21], [24], [25], [27], customer focus [17]- [21], and process management [17], [18]. Supplier management, in this study, refers to information supplier management [2].…”
Section: B Factors Affecting Information Qualitymentioning
confidence: 99%