Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an integrated methodology for benchmarking the sustainability of organizations. The fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) and technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) methods have been used for this...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present and discuss/reflect on some well‐known excellence frameworks or models in order to understand the development in the contents of excellence during the last 25 years and to understand the problems or limitations which such kind of models still...

Purpose – This paper aims to present the fundamental and critical differences between two of the most powerful philosophies of modern quality management. Design/methodology/approach – The approach taken was to form a panel of leading academics and practitioners who are familiar with both the...

ISO 9001 and ISO 9004 were created as a “consistent pair” of standards so that businesses that wanted to exceed the requirements of 9001 could use the principles of 9004 to move towards business excellence. In this paper, opinions from Canadian quality standardization experts were used to...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to analyze the present level of the adoption of TQM in firms, and to outline an evaluation of its evolving path. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative method was chosen to analyze the “state‐of‐the‐art” of TQM. A total of 21 firms were...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the critical success factors of total quality management (TQM) implementation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) banking sector. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical case studies were collected from 250 banks in UAE that have embarked on...

Purpose – This paper provides insights into the applicability of excellence models (in particular the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Excellence Model), for use in the nonprofit context as a strategy for performance improvement aiming to enhance sustainability....

Purpose – The paper aims to present and interpret excellence through the parchments of the ancient Hellenic philosophy and the different schools of management thought and its application in the university context. Design/methodology/approach – The approach taken in the paper is theoretical...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the essence of the Jordan Quality Award (JoQA) that has been developed and implemented in Jordan. The award characteristics, framework, examination criteria, objectives, benefits and comparative assessment are described. The JoQA is benchmarked...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the development of a business excellence model applicable in the hospitality industry. Design/methodology/approach – Two surveys using questionnaires were conducted: the first one for the development of the model's criteria and sub‐criteria...