... Small firms United Kingdom Different perspectives on the management of quality in organisations are well summarised in the literature (Mohr‐Jackson, 1998; Macdonald, 1998; Hooley, 1993; Gehani, 1993). Despite the remarkable growth of attention to this topic in the recent time, the literature...

.... Ahire and Golhar’s (1996) US study that compared quality management implementation and product quality in large and small firms in the motor vehicle parts industry. Axland’s (1992) study of small organisations that have won the Baldrige prize in the US. While all of the above studies provide...

... automotive component suppliers in the West Midlands area of the UK, who are seeking to adopt different forms of best practice to remain competitive, in the face of supply chain rationalisation in the automotive industry. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Manufacturing Rationalization Small firms...

... industry”. Many small firms are concerned that certification under BS 5750 will raise costs without improving quality. Others fear that they will be forced out of business because they cannot afford certification. This study also reported sectoral and size differences in the levels of interest...

.... If this is the case,small firms are likely to be placed at a comparative disadvantage vis‐à‐vislarge firms. BS 5750 cannot be used as an indicator of performance. 1 It may reduce the costs of monitoring by the consumer who, because of internal monitoring by the supplier, has increased assurance...

...Robert L. Flood; Michael Isaac © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 1993 CO-MAKERSHIP QUALITY CONTROL SMALL FIRMS SUPPLIER RELATIONS Co-makership for Small and Medium-sized Companies: The Case of Cosalt Holiday Homes Robert L. Flood University of Hull, UK and Michael Isaac Cosalt...

... of a sample of 44 small firms in Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. The research has shown what specific characteristics and obstacles training for quality has encountered in these firms. The narrow focus of the majority of these quality programmes was an obstacle to overcoming resistance...