...) , such sources are the most useful and reliable for literature reviews. The results of the review of scholarly research on the implementation of LT in educational institutions, as documented in the literature, are presented in Table II . Education Greece Schools Lean Systematic literature review...

... Greece Lean principles Food SMEs The rise of global trade, increased competition, greater product variety, and shorter product life cycles have made the business world complex and dynamic (Azadegana et al., 2013). Companies operate not only in this volatile business environment...

... Critical success factors Food safety Biological hazards Greece Global consumers are nowadays more concerned about the safety of food products because of a series of food scandals that have been occurred over the last decade and because of the fact that they have not seen signs of decreasing...

... and valid way a model which consists of “soft” and “hard” TQM elements and quality management results. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Total quality management Quality management Greece Systems for improving and managing quality have rapidly evolved in recent years. During...

... Internal marketing Customer services quality Customer satisfaction Consumer behaviour Banks Greece It has been recognized that companies face two kinds of markets and customers: internal and external (Hauser et al., 1996 ; Piercy, 1995). According to Reynoso (1994) internal...

... to correctly identify the antecedents of what the international consumer perceives as service quality. This paper aims to assess and compare the level of bank service quality provided in Greece and Bulgaria and to identify the dimensions of quality service in the two countries. Design/methodology/approach...

.... Design/methodology/approach The paper presents the findings of an exploratory research carried out in Greece, in order to detect both teachers' attitudes and the existence of the elements that could permit organisational learning. Finally, it proposes a framework of organisational learning in education...

... leadership, the firm may also show improvement in profitability or other indices of financial performance. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 ISO 9000 series Strategic management Financial performance Greece The ISO 9000 series or, more formally, “quality management...

... Limited 1999 ISO 9000 Implementation Greece Quality assurance Certification The possession of a quality Assurance System (QAS) in accordance with ISO 9000 has become a decisive competitiveness factor in the international market. Business relationships are increasingly influenced...

... strategy Greece Implementation International standards The growing awareness of the interaction between human‐designed systems and natural systems has led to increased pressure on industry and government to curb activities harmful to our environment. Approaches for the protection of the planet...

.... Investigates these dimensions in one Japanese and one French subsidiary in Greece. Findings show that in situations of limited autonomy, quality circle members raise no demands for more. On the other hand, when autonomy is ceded to members without their input, not only do they not demand more...

... reasons that delayed their application in Greece. However, according to managers from the Greek companies that applied them, the benefits are many, and can be separated into “internal” and “external” in respect of the company. The ISO 9000 Standards: The ISO 9000 certification seems to have...