... the specific approach adopted, such that different T&D approaches will have differentially strong effects on PQ  improvement. Employee training and development Japan Manufacturing Quality management Supportive TQM practices Product quality Funding: This paper...

..., in this article, it is only possible to elucidate the quality control behavior of Japanese construction companies by analyzing the construction performance evaluations conducted in Japan and extracting and presenting the behaviors of construction companies. However, it will be of great significance for quality...

... Limited 2010 Total quality management Technology led strategy Japan United States of America China Total quality management (TQM) has been implemented in many countries over the world to improve organizational performance in areas such as increasing profit, productivity and market...

... through the distribution, collection and analysis of a questionnaire was conducted in Japan and China in June 2002. The theoretical framework by Raghunathan et al. (1997) was adopted in this survey in cooperation with Sun (2000) . The questionnaire was previously used in comparison of quality...

... of the applications throughout multiple industries. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Quality function deployment Product development Quality assurance Japan Throughout its financial doldrums of the 1990s, Japan has retained its position as the second largest economy in the world. Even a decade of zero...

... for, and sustenance of, substantial autonomy. Suggests that future research focuses on the relationship of quality circle autonomy and creativity. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Autonomy Greece Industrial relations Japan Quality circles Much has been written about the particularities of Japanese...

...Roy Westbrook Research on quality in Japan has emphasized technical issues, but there is much to be learned from more organizational elements. Presents material from major Japanese corporations on the role of the centre in quality, the organizing of quality training, and long‐term planning...

... and overall organisational performance. © MCB UP Limited 1990 JAPAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE PRICING POLICY PRODUCTS QUALITY MANAGEMENT USA IJQRM 7,6 Vendor Evaluation Criteria and Perceived Organisational Performance: A Comparison of 14 American and Japanese Firms...

... that by 1981 lifetime employment applied to only onethird of the manufacturing workforce in Japan. Clark[20] found that unions have a positive rather than a negative impact on improving quality and the manufacturing environment in US firms. Hayes[12] and Finkelstein[13] in two separate studies ruled out...

... is emphasised. © MCB UP Limited 1990 CO‐MAKERSHIP EMPLOYEES JAPAN MANUFACTURING QUALITY SUPPLY UNITED KINGDOM Co-makership: The Japanese Success Story in a British Environment G.B. Smith Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd, Tyne and Wear Introduction This article investigates the philosophy...

... in” approach while companies in the US and Europe use a “Product out” approach. Each of these approaches is described, and the two compared. © MCB UP Limited 1990 EMPLOYEES ETHICS JAPAN PRODUCTION SALES IJQRM 7,1 The Market-orientated Production Systems of Japanese Companies 14 Naoto Sasaki...

...D.C. Perman Schemes to improve quality performance have often concentrated on short‐term results or policy statements which do not establish the relevant work practices. In Japan such practices are firmly embedded in favourable cultural beliefs and organisational frameworks. The need in the UK...

... importance for further research in this field are outlined. © MCB UP Limited 1989 JAPAN MANUFACTURING MARKETING PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY QUALITY Productivity and Profitability Productivity and Profitability through Quality Myth and Reality by K.E. Maani The University of Auckland, New...

..., such as an overly moralistic outlook regarding the sale of defective merchandise, as well as group orientation, leading to better co‐operation among workers, and between the parent company and its subcontractors, are also relevant in this respect. © MCB UP Limited 1989 EMPLOYEE ATTITUDES JAPAN PRODUCT...

... Culture Japan Quality USA An Empirical Study of American and Japanese Approaches to Quality Management in the United States by Maling Ebrahimpour University of Rhode Island, USA Approaches to Quality Management 5 Received August 1987 Accepted October 1987 Introduction Since the early 1970s...

...Ching Tow Fah The concept of Total Quality Control (TQC) in the Malaysian environment is discussed in general terms, and the TQC infrastructure in Japan is compared to that in Malaysia. It is concluded that given the right environment and conditions the Japanese approach to company‐wide quality...

...N. Sasaki The essence of the lessons from Japanese industry are abstracted so that it is possible to relate productivity increases with quality improvement and establish the role of the QC circle. © MCB UP Limited 1984 Productivity Quality Quality Circles Japan Productivity...