/value – This is the first paper to examine recent citations from these three journals. The research provides a basis for an author … to evaluate potential “impact” from a research submission to these three journals. …

/methodology/approach – The research expands the literature by isolating the individual components of task complexity and examining how skill …, resulting in excessive testing. Originality/value – Consistent with prior research, the results suggest task complexity and … subject skill are important considerations in experimental research designs. …

/value – This is the first paper to examine recent citations from these three journals. The research provides a basis for an author … to evaluate potential “impact” from a research submission to these three journals.  …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider changing perceptions of audit quality in the UK during a period of … administration is undertaken. Findings – Results identify that audit quality is defined by four higher-order factors labeled …

and assessment of evidential cues. A discussion of how future research can help extend the taxonomy is also offered …. Design/methodology/approach – A literature review of prior research on auditors' utilization of evidential cues is introduced …, followed by a summary taxonomy of the variables influencing this decision. Then, an exploration of future research directions …

quality and environmental friendliness, use of analytical tools, use of statistical process control techniques, support for …, improvements in communication within teams and across the organization, and qualifications and quality of implementation team …

: quality audit and self‐assessment. While the quality audit examines the compliance of a quality system with ISO 9000 standards … establishing an ISO 9000 quality system, and subsequently use an excellence model to enhance performance, thereby effectively … applying both evaluation methodologies. This paper compares the principles and practices of quality audits and self …

SMEs. The research methodology involved a statistical analysis of over 60 SMEs to determine their approach to quality and … innovativeness to improve and survive. The aim of this paper is to see how quality practices can be used to instill innovation within …, presented in this paper, show that quality is an essential foundation for progressing to large scale innovation and also …

‐sized enterprises (SMEs) which entered the 1999 East of England Excellence (EEE) regional Quality Award. The experiences of these … organisations will be discussed highlighting their journey towards the adoption of the BEM and eventual entry to the EEE quality … sector of industry and commerce are not widely reported. Although the two organisations that took part in the research are …

Advancing technology applied to engineering production processes can result in improved output quality. However …, customer requirements for improved product quality are progressing at a comparable or faster rate, which can result in … processes in order to overcome the quality problems they are experiencing. A case study of a low‐pressure casting process …