initiatives make it a seductive and slippery philosophy of management and an elusive topic of study. Many books champion the cause … of quality management but few address its meaning or reflect on its practical implementation or social significance …

responses and the dilemmas for the broader diffusion of diversity management.  …

industrial management (IM) manpower demanded by the manufacturing industries in Taiwan by using the reliable data of large firms … employees as viewed by the industries are investigated. A three‐factor analysis of variance is conducted to detect differences …

service quality. Specifically, it is intended that through empowerment employees will be more committed to successful service … empowering employees. Four different motives can be identified. These shape the nature of the initiatives selected in an …

drivers. Decentralized authority, participative management, and resource adequacy were the most relevant factors in the … development of organizational commitment. Found that employees felt blocked in using their initiative, experienced a power … supervisors need to look at structures and processes which encourage participation and decentralized authority so that employees …

Attempts to explain the sources of the basic assumption of the socio‐economic approach to management (SEAM): the …

Based on recently proposed principles of total quality management (TQM), takes a system‐oriented perspective with … regard to the design of performance management systems in organizations. The underlying premiss of this orientation is that …

Provides theoretical background for examining the development of self‐managed work teams as a total quality management …