This article questions the widely held proposition that the management philosophy of W. Edwards Deming, with its focus … on quality improvement and pragmatic thinking, is a new conceptual paradigm which renders previous management thought …, particularly that represented by the scientific management concepts of Frederick W. Taylor, obsolete and wrong‐headed. A closer …

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the role of quality management (QM) practices in the success of strategic … inter‐organizational competitive advantage is proposed, which attempts to address the concept of quality management in … success of strategic alliances. The proposed model, while integrating elements of quality management and strategic alliances …

quality management. A literature review and global web search of corporate demises is then conducted. Actual causes of … prioritise the concept quality and by extension quality management more seriously than ever before. Originality/value – The line … management perspective, thereby broadening its understanding.  …

Quality empowering management is to the future of renewed worldwide competitiveness what quality control, participative … management programmes and zero defects were to quality improvement. Empowerment holds that promoting employee involvement … management is a ew responsibility and a radical change in style of management and change in culture requiring new methods and …

on "Chinese management: reflections, trends and opportunities",I was initially hesitant as I do not have much experience …

model, as two examples of management fads which have survived for a long period of time. The literature suggests that two …