empirical publications. The authors examined three samples of articles published in the Academy of Management Review and used …

This article consists of two parts, starting with a discussion about generally accepted quality concepts in research … securing quality when pursuing qualitative research.  …

' (ABS) Journal Quality Guide . Design/methodology/approach – The paper identifies recent trends in academic journal … publication that have increased the need for mechanisms to assess the overall quality of academic journals. Six approaches to … ranking are outlined and evaluated including the hybrid approach adopted in producing the ABS Journal Quality Guide . Findings …

Dr W.A. Shewhart, “founder” of the modern quality movement and inventor of the control chart, was greatly influenced by … Theory of Knowledge , Dover Publications, New York, NY, 1929) provided a convenient post hoc rationalisation. The basis for a …

Purpose – To provide an overview of the history, evolution, and existing research on continuous improvement. Design … evolved into sophisticated methodologies used in organizations today, and existing research in this field in the literature …. Research limitations/implications – It does not provide an exhaustive review of the existing literature, or an exhaustive list …

groups on the following subjects: qualitative versus quantitative methodologies, encouraging research from developing nations … scholarly community and encourages authors, readers and anyone else involved in research to contribute their thoughts and …

of quality. Design/methodology/research – The paper is informed by a review of literature on corporate collapse and … quality management. A literature review and global web search of corporate demises is then conducted. Actual causes of …/dissimilarities. The link between causes of corporate demise and the concept of quality is then explored and appropriate implications and …

Purpose – This paper is intended to offer a practical perspective on how to achieve high quality of decisions. Design … to ensure high quality decisions because they help the decision maker ensure that few if any relevant issues are ignored …. Practical implications – The practical implications of the regular use of meaningful guidelines lies with the decision quality …