The Practice of Quality Management presents the results
of eleven ground-breaking research projects in quality management. It
is the first collection of research papers by academics in this area.
The projects are empirical studies on total quality management that
suggest new ways to think about quality. The objective of the research
found in this book is to develop theory and to assist practice. Thus,
this volume is of interest to both academic researchers and practising
managers.
The chapters fall into four categories: `Performance', `Understanding
TQM', `Organizations', and `Using TQM'. All of the chapters show that
there are many different applications and research issues associated
with quality. The chapters on `Understanding TQM' suggest that it is
possible to develop and test theories of quality. The chapters on
`Performance' demonstrate that studies of the operational and
financial effect of quality can yield positive results. Many thinkers
on quality consider that organizational impacts of quality are the
most important drivers of the quality process. The chapters on
`Organizations' present evidence on how quality programs affect human
resource management, and organizational structure. Finally, the
chapters on `Using TQM' present several studies of applications of
quality management.
Edited by:
Phillip J. Lederer, Uday S. Karmarkar Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info] Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997 Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 510g ISBN:9781461378846 ISBN 10: 1461378842 Pages: 320 Publication Date:01 November 2012 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active