Table of contents - Special Issue: The international dissemination of quality management
Guest Editors: James Tannock
Enabling quality management systems in the maquiladoras: An empirical analysis
Shad Dowlatshahi, Soheil HooshangiThe maquiladora industry is a manufacturing system that utilizes the Mexican workforce and foreign investment and technology on the border region between the USA and Mexico. This…
Certification intensity level of the leading nations in ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 standards
Frederic Marimon, Marti Casadesús, Iñaki HerasAs the process of standardisation in all aspects of business management has accelerated in recent years in an environment characterised by economic globalisation and integration…
A study of quality management practices in TQM and non‐TQM firms: Findings from the ASEAN automotive industry
Prattana Punnakitikashem, Tritos Laosirihongthong, Dotun Adebanjo, Michael W. McLeanThe primary objective of this research is to explore whether total quality management (TQM) firms execute various quality management practices significantly differently from…
A four‐fold regional‐specific approach to TQM: The case of South Eastern Europe
Alexandros G. PsychogiosThis paper aims to increase understanding of the application of total quality management (TQM) initiatives in business environments that differ from those where it emerged…
Six Sigma implementation in Ireland: the role of multinational firms
Ton van der Wiele, Jos van Iwaarden, David PowerThe purpose of this study is to examine the intra‐organisational diffusion of management innovations, taking Six Sigma as an example.
Dissemination and adoption of quality management in China: Case studies of Shanghai manufacturing industries
Yun Qui, James D.T. TannockThis paper aims to achieve a better understanding of the dissemination and adoption of quality management in China, in the context of theory on management trends and fashions…
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International Journal of Quality ScienceEditor:
- Professor Jiju Antony