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The objective of this paper is to examine the association between Total Quality Management (TQM) practices and service quality in Malaysia's commercial banking industry. This study is based on empirical data collected from a survey of 101 middle management employees of 20 commercial banks in...
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Purpose – The purpose of this exploratory research paper is to present a strategic profiling managerial framework that enables businesses to show visually the level of internal strategic fit in their organisation. Using this framework, service operations managers are able to understand the...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on the findings of a research project into strategic planning and design in the service sector sponsored by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and supported by the Design Council into Design for Accounting....
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The tools and techniques of strategic planning are being increasingly used in many parts of the world. Suggests that, although the planners in Bahrain appear to have limited awareness, there is a clear need for them to become more familiar with various tools and techniques to enhance their...
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Describes market signals and market signaling, provides examples of their use in service‐oriented industries and, through a market simulation, examines their implications for profitability and competitive behavior. Marketing signals by firms within an industry are positively related to the...
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Describes symptoms of a TQM process not working. From eight years experience working with TQM in the service industries, an 11‐point plan has been devised for sustaining the TQM process after the first 12 months
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We live in a service economy, but the extent of development of service employment differs across developed countries …?erences in the recent expansion of service employment in OECD countries. It finds that GDP per capita, the size of the government … sector and the extent of urbanization are positively associated with the service employment share. However, the evidence …
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)). Next, it treats studies analyzing differences in service-industry employment, and offers a discussion of studies focussing …
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