... norms present unique challenges to modern management practices. This study also discussed the organizational culture (OC) as a potential moderator to strengthen the impact of Lean and HIHRM practices on operational performance (OP). Design/methodology/approach Convenient and snowball sampling...

... kaizen performance. Additionally, the study delves into the potential moderating roles of organizational culture in this relationship. Design/methodology/approach Data samples include 481 employees who are working at Japanese manufacturing companies. SPSS software is used for data analysis...

... mechanisms through which organizational culture (OC) affects TQM. Design/methodology/approach A thorough review of the relevant existing studies focusing on the direct and indirect links between OC, employee readiness for change (ERFC), employee commitment to change (ECC) and TQM implementation...

... present form would be able to accommodate differentiation and fragmentation perspectives which emphasise the existence of subcultures and of ambiguity, respectively. Total quality management Organizational culture Quality management Let us start with an intriguing question: “Could...

... analysis, 263 accurate completed questionnaires are used. Structural equation modeling is applied to investigate the relationship between the research variables. Findings The findings showed that some types of organizational culture (i.e. self-criticism, team, and participatory culture) (β...

... 18 05 2015 17 10 2015 22 02 2016 26 04 2016 08 06 2016 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Organizational culture Continuous improvement Organizational learning Business improvement Business process re...

... to improve quality in all these areas Barbara McCrory can be contacted at: B.McCrory@napier.ac.uk 27 11 2015 23 05 2016 22 08 2016 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Organizational culture Continuous improvement...

... of organisations (eight) at the time of writing. Originality/value – The use of a structured approach to learning enables establishment of a quality culture to be part of a structured quality plan. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Organizational culture Quality culture Learning...

... have been successful when applying Lean (Drew et al., 2004). Later many expressed the need for organizational culture change and many manufacturers fail to apply Lean especially in the area of cultural change (Yamamoto and Bellgran, 2010 ; Bhasin and Burcher, 2006). Radnor et al...

... link between varying company sizes and dimensions of culture that facilitates QMP in manufacturing organisations based in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Trinidad and Tobago Quality management Organizational culture Company size Manufacturing...

...K.A.S.P. Kaluarachchi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the effect of organizational culture (OC) on the total quality management (TQM) practices of a Sri Lankan public sector hospital, which practices Japanese 5‐S based TQM and has won several national quality awards. Design...

... corporate office to its overseas operations has been the subject of considerable debate. Implementing an innovation methodology such as the total quality management (TQM) can be challenged by the organizational culture unique to each operation. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship...

... questionnaires were used to elicit responses from hospital managers and employees. Data collected included the characteristics of organizational culture in IUHs and the degree of TQM success and its implementation problems in these hospitals. Findings The paper finds that TQM success in IUHs was medium...

.... Dahlgaard can be contacted at: jenda@ikp.liu.se © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Lean production Six sigma Quality Total quality management Organizational culture There is a widespread confusion and misunderstanding of what is “lean production”. Is it just an old “fad” which...

... on the behaviour of employees. The reasons for this are discussed within a TQM framework, and suggestions made as to how compliance might be improved in future. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Total quality management Electronic commerce Organizational culture Ethics United Kingdom...

... or her work task are to be met, corporate culture should be thoroughly studied and understood. Total quality management Organizational culture Empowerment Motivation (psychology) Self‐managing teams Slovenia Manufacturing companies face serious quality problems caused by economic...