The study is an outcome of a conceptual framework that establishes the relationship between the total quality management (TQM) practices and supply chain management (SCM) practices. The six TQM practices have taken from the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA). These practices are...

Regulators increasingly advocate traceability along food supply chains to better trace the source of unsafe products. Yet it is still unclear how traceability affects food safety. We investigate the impact of traceability and lot size on food safety and social welfare. We use a game-theoretical...

“Each stakeholder in the education system is essential to the success of universities and improving quality. Education and university is one of the most important base for an individual. It makes the pillar for a whole life. All the members of universities and various stakeholders play an...

The goals and expectations of clinical laboratories and the "customer-oriented" principle—which emphasizes the importance of satisfying and keeping customers as well as recognizing, appreciating, and keeping them—are congruent. "Customer" One who buys a product or service is called a...

We examine the role of firms’ life cycle stages on accrual quality. We expand evidence from prior studies that investigate the properties of firm life cycle and accrual quality in an integrated approach. We find that growth and mature firms report higher quality of accruals than firms in the...