Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the extent to which quality management is “culture‐specific”. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents the results of a survey administered across 21 countries that seeks to examine quality priorities and practices by adopting...

This paper presents the results of a survey administered across seventeen countries that seeks to examine quality practices, priorities and performance. The participating countries were Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands,...

This paper presents the results of a survey administered across seventeen countries that seeks to examine quality practices, priorities and performance. The participating countries were Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands,...

Cultural variations across countries are considered a major factor affecting customers' readiness to adopt, use, and evaluate technology. Relevant contributions from marketing studies, computer science, and international business are integrated into the literature of cross-cultural management...

Overview and trends -- Introduction and background: the global space sector -- Globalisation and pivotal role of the space industry -- Industry analysis I: The upstream segment -- Industry analysis II: The downstream segment -- The national players -- The USA space program -- The (other) main...

Overview and trends -- Introduction and background: the global space sector -- Globalisation and pivotal role of the space industry -- Industry analysis I: The upstream segment -- Industry analysis II: The downstream segment -- The national players -- The USA space program -- The (other) main...