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Total Quality Control, Just‐in‐Time Management, and the Economics of the Firm
Dietrich, Michael - In: Journal of Economic Studies 20 (1993) 6
Examines the implications for the economics of the firm of the development of total quality control and just‐in‐time management which are becoming increasingly important for intrafirm resource allocation. Shows the Alchian and Demsetz and transaction cost perspectives on the firm and work...
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Integrating internal marketing with participative management
Davis, Tim R.V. - In: Management Decision 39 (2001) 2, pp. 121-132
Internal marketing has been proposed as a way of increasing lower level commitment to corporate strategies and improving organizational integration. Most previous discussions of the topic have focused on methods of internal promotion, persuasion and influence. Limited attention has been given to...
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Leadership as managing energy
Clawson, James G.S. - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 16 (2008) 3, pp. 174-181
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provoke academic and practitioner thinking by asserting a set of leadership principles first in oneself and then in others. Design/methodology/approach – The paper asserts a set of leadership principles, including a new definition of leadership,...
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The relationship among participative management style, strategy implementation success, and financial performance in the foodservice industry
Ogbeide, Godwin‐Charles A.; Harrington, Robert J. - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 23 (2011) 6, pp. 719-738
Purpose – This study aims to consider how the degree of participation at various hierarchical levels impacts action plan implementation success and firm financial performance. Specifically, the study seeks to assess the relationship among organizational structure, involvement by top...
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From Domination to Partnership: The Hidden Subtext for Sustainable Change
Eisler, Riane - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 7 (1994) 4, pp. 32-46
Examines the contemporary discourse on environmental sustainability, organizational change and transformational leadership in the larger context of a shift from a dominator to a partnership model of social and ideological organization. Traces the historic tension between these two models, and...
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Managing Participation: A Critical Dimension of Leadership
Vroom, Victor H.; Jago, Arthur G. - In: Journal of Management Development 7 (1988) 5, pp. 32-42
Managers must adapt their leadership styles to fit the demands of the situations they face. One of the necessary manifestations of this view is the need to adapt the form and degree of participation in decision making by subordinates, to the personalities of the subordinates, the decisions to be...
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Participative management and its influence on organizational change
Pardo‐del‐Val, Manuela; Martínez‐Fuentes, Clara; … - In: Management Decision 50 (2012) 10, pp. 1843-1860
Purpose – This paper aims to deal with the influence of a participatory management style along a change process, specifically in seeking to analyze the effect of participative management style on resistance to change and its effects on change performance. Design/methodology/approach – After...
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Employee Participation in TQC: An Integrative Review
Harber, Doug; Marriott, Fern; Idrus, Nirwan - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 8 (1991) 5
Employee participation is now considered a key element in the successful implementation of new management strategies in manufacturing industry. Relevant literature on the various forms of employee participation is reviewed with emphasis on its role in Total Quality Control (TQC). The complexity...
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Quality circles under the new deal at Land‐Rover
Pinnington, Ashly; Hammersley, Geraldine - In: Employee Relations 19 (1997) 5, pp. 415-429
Posits that quality circles (QCs) are a form of employee involvement (EI) which failed due to inconsistent support from management and because they were unable to cope with the realities of organizational power. The QC programme in Land‐Rover flourished during most of the 1990s and is atypical...
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Introducing TQM
Dale, Barrie G.; Cooper, Cary L. - In: Management Decision 32 (1994) 1, pp. 20-26
Examines the role of senior managers in total quality management (TQM) and provides some pointers as to why they should … become involved in TQM. These pointers include the strategic nature of TQM, their personal impact on the credibility of TQM … in a range of activities relating to the introduction of TQM. Also examines what senior executives need to know and what …
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