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The information technology industry is gradually coming to realize that it is not immune from the commercial pressures which, traditionally, have been the major drivers towards quality products and services. But the pressures differ from one type of operation to another, from one part of an...
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flexible ways of working. Although it is as yet too early to assess long‐term benefits, looks at some of the early signs that …
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wide‐spread belief in the business benefits of ISO 9000 accreditation. However, failure to realise business performance …
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Leadership effectiveness is considered to be a key factor for the implementation of TQM. Although companies worldwide are increasingly adopting TQM, Greek companies have not taken major steps towards this concept. Research was organised by the Chemical Engineering Department of the NTU Athens in...
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. Benchmarks five winners of prestigious quality awards using secondary data derived from award submission documents. Makes use of …
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dedication and effort. Investment in such a project calls for detailed analysis and justification. This research paper proposes a … multi‐attribute analysis and justification model based on the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) for implementing the ISO …
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Managers of contemporary organizations are continually examining modern management techniques with a view to adopting best management practices and thus gain competitive advantage. The danger is that managers will adopt a functional stance and consider only narrowly defined management techniques...
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between a company’s initial motivation for seeking certification (QCert) and its perception of the benefits it has received …; and, second, the impact of time on perceptions of benefits received. Companies which sought QCert because of an externally …. Additionally, no evidence was found that longer‐certified companies experience more benefits than recently‐certified companies …
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