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The Pace of Change: A Case Study of the Development of a Total Quality Organization
Davis, Douglas; Fisher, Thomas J. - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 11 (1994) 8, pp. 5-18
In 1981 the management of a manufacturing plant in Sydney decided to introduce TQM through the implementation of the … procedures and the attitudes of employees. Personal interviews based on a standard questionnaire was the main method of data … collection used. The results support the notion that a top‐down approach to implementation can be effective and confirms that the …
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Transformational leadership and organisational performance : three serially mediating mechanisms
Katou, Anastasia A. - In: Employee relations 37 (2015) 3, pp. 329-353
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011303670
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Organisational culture and TQM implementation : investigating the mediating influences of multidimensional employee readiness for change
Haffar, Mohamed; Al-Karaghouli, Wafi; Djebarni, Ramdane; … - In: Total quality management & business excellence 30 (2019) 12, pp. 1367-1388
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012199849
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Blocks to Better Management
Ball, Tony - In: Management Development Review 7 (1994) 4, pp. 14-15
Provides a commentary on the inadequacy of verbal communication between managers, suggesting that this fosters distrust throughout the organization. Advocates the need for a new breed of manager, with a different set of concepts and perspectives, and concludes that the role of management must be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014936553
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The Changing Health Care Workplace: A Challenge for Management Development
Metzger, Norman - In: Journal of Management Development 10 (1991) 4, pp. 53-64
health care employees at all levels. Only collaborative teamwork is seen to be appropriate to developing the levels of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014882987
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To Restructure or Not? That Is the Managerial Question
Staniforth, David - In: The TQM Magazine 6 (1994) 5, pp. 28-31
planning. Whether a change in structure represents a fundamental change in attitudes on the part of all employees or an attempt …
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New Developments in Developing Self‐Directed Work Groups
Zuidema, Kevin R.; Kleiner, Brian H. - In: Management Decision 32 (1994) 8, pp. 57-63
integral part in this change. Recently, the idea of the self‐directed work group has emerged, giving groups of employees both …‐retention strategies), preparing management (including attitudes, skills training, and vocabulary changes), and preparing employees …
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Why Playing with the Dolphins Beats Swimming with the Sharks
Burdett, John O. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 8 (1993) 5, pp. 14-18
explaining the difficulties involved in building internal synergies and why, for example, TQM fails.  …
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Post M&A ill-health : main, moderating and mediating effects of job stressors and perceived organizational support
Makri, Eleni; Ntalianis, Filotheos - In: Employee relations 37 (2015) 2, pp. 176-191
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010514407
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Crowd-deliberation as an organizational problem solving tool
Passing, David; Cohen, Nirit; Bareket-Bojmel, Liad; … - In: International journal of manpower 36 (2015) 7, pp. 1124-1143
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