... performance. Research limitations/implications This study only focusses on the Zimbabwean manufacturing industry, and the results may not readily apply to other developing countries. Practical implications The companies that have successfully implemented LM are able to implement GM more easily because...

...James Mutuota Wakiru; Liliane Pintelon; Peter Muchiri; Peter Chemweno Purpose The present study empirically compares maintenance practices under asset performance management (APM), employed by firms in developed and developing countries (Belgium and Kenya, respectively). Design/methodology...

... Environmental empowerment Adoption of environmentally friendly agricultural practices Developing countries Farmers SME agro-Based processing firms Developing countries, including those from Africa, shifted from the 2020 United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the 2030 UN...

... Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Total quality management Barriers Continuous improvement Developing countries Factor analysis Readymade garment industry In order to occupy a sustainable position in the competitive global...

... outcomes, and metrics adopted by companies. Data from eight GE subsidiaries were qualitatively analyzed. The findings were discussed in the light of other studies conducted in Brazil as well as in other developing countries in the context of the role of existing quality culture in overcoming barriers...

...Saja Ahmed Albliwi; Jiju Antony; Norin Arshed; Abhijeet Ghadge Purpose Although the popularity of the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology has illustrated many benefits over the years for those organisations who have implemented it, this strategy has received less attention in developing countries...

...Jiju Antony; Ashish Malik; Stephen Blumenfeld Purpose This paper analyses the impact of Lean Six Sigma and a firm's quality management capabilities in developing its organisational learning capability (OLC), especially in the business process outsourcing (BPO) environment of a developing country...

...Mohamed Gamal Aboelmaged Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically validate how the effectiveness of the most influential barriers to Six Sigma implementation may vary in relation to dimensions of organizational factors in a developing country. Design/methodology/approach...

...” within the boundaries of the specific industry. The unclear evidence found in this study on the impact of the firm's education and training policy on innovation needs to be further investigated. Practical implications The findings are useful for business managers in developing countries...

...Jerry Gosen; Sunil Babbar; Sameer Prasad Purpose This research examines the literature on quality management in developing countries and explores the influence of important international and organizational variables on quality in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach By drawing...

.... © MCB UP Limited 1994 Customer satisfaction Developing countries Economic conditions Employee involvement Implementation India ISO 9000 Management Quality TQM In recent years, Total Quality Management (TQM) has received worldwide attention and is being adopted in many...

...R.P. Mohanty This article examines the underlying paradigm of the total management process of productivity so as to observe the underlying drives. Given the variety of conditions prevailing in developing countries, an organisation may take a number of concepts and alternatives to improve its...

... more countries to accelerate their efforts to produce higher quality products and services. This article examines how quality management is currently being practised in the newly industrialised countries and in the less developed countries. On identifying the common problems a model will be developed...