...Shatha Hawarna; Aahad Osman Gani; Rafikul Islam Purpose Dubai Quality Award (DQA) is one of the quality awards that has been implemented in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the purpose of improving organisational performance. The objective of this study is to determine whether receiving the DQA...

...Gururaj Upadhyaya; Subrahmanya Bhat Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the interactive nature/mutual influence (MI) among quality initiatives (QI) and quality awards (QA) in Indian organizations subject to three contingencies, namely, QA won, QI adopted before winning a QA and QI...

... that emergent advantages can be sustained. Shaker A. Aladwan can be contacted at: shakeraladwan@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Jordan Public sector Quality awards Challenges Leadership criterion Organizational excellence Over the last 20 years, public sector...

... performance excellence through the attainment of the Brazilian National Quality Award. Design/methodology/approach – The study adopts a case-based approach using a single unit of analysis that might be considered a revealing case. The company studied is one of the largest companies in the information...

.... Quality management Quality awards Business excellence Quality management systems Systems approach Systems thinking Quality tools and techniques Quality management system implementation This paper analyses the leading quality awards frameworks used around the world and examines the results...

... based. The awards based models that will be used in the Malaysian Automotive Industry Integrated System are ISO/TS16949, Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award (MBNQA), European Quality Award (EQA), Deming Prize Award and Malaysian Prime Minister Award. In Malaysia, Prime Minister Award...

...Balvir Talwar Purpose Quality research has paved the way for the evolution of several business excellence models/national quality awards (BEMs/NQAs). This paper aims to review the evolution of BEMs/NQAs and takes a comparative view on these models. It also throws some light on the emerging...

...Pilar Corredor; Salomé Goñi Purpose The aim of this paper is to determine whether firms that have received quality awards (understood as an indicator of the implementation of quality systems) obtain higher profitability than those that have not. Design/methodology/approach The study...

... work but it seldom leads to the real capacity of reconstructing the entire patchwork from the pieces. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Quality management Systems theory Quality awards Value added This paper summarizes some results of a research and experimentation...

..., an extensive literature review has been carried out to understand the barriers to TQM implementation. This was followed by a survey of quality award winning industries in India. Findings A total of 41 completed questionnaires were received and the overall response rate was 31 percent. The findings...

... can be contacted at: maxsaunders@clear.net.nz © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Business excellence Quality management Quality awards Australia Many nations have established their own business excellence frameworks (BEFs) to help raise the performance of participating...

...Monica Sharma; Rambabu Kodali Purpose Total quality management (TQM) is considered a very important factor for the long‐term success of an organization. However, there exist a lot of international quality awards, apart from different versions of national quality awards (NQAs), developed...

...Simmy Marwa; Mohamed Zairi Purpose This paper aims to detail quality award initiatives in Kenya and to propose an integrated national quality award. Design/methodology/approach This paper discusses sectoral quality initiatives and award schemes operational in Kenya. The KQA and COYA schemes...

...Vassilios Mavroidis; Sophia Toliopoulou; Constantine Agoritsas Purpose Through the analysis of different initiatives of all EU countries in relation to business excellence models, there is a need to map these initiatives and to compare the most “interesting” quality awards of European Union...

...Madhu Ranjan Kumar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the commonalities and differences between the Deming Prize (DP) and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA). Design/methodology/approach A qualitative comparison is made of the changes in the Deming Prize...

... quality awards. Research limitations/implications The motives that stimulate the Saudi industry to practice the quality standards were not investigated. Further exploration is necessary to diagnose the roots of these motives and ultimately suggests a set of guidelines to reinforce or alter...

...Tito A. Conti Purpose Through the analysis of a crucial period of the history of quality in Europe – the creation of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) and the development of the European Quality Award – the author, who was a protagonist of the narrated events, aims to reveal...

...Marek Bugdol Purpose The purpose of the paper is to present an overview of various total quality management (TQM) issues in Poland's business organizations and the public sector. Design/methodology/approach Describes the role of the Polish Quality Award Committee in promoting the idea of TQM...

... be considered as a benchmark of manufacturing enterprises. This paper focuses on the criteria of the National Foundation for Quality Award in Brazil by outlining the award process and presenting the core values and performance excellence criteria. Then, some current management practices in the studied company...

...Mohamed Djerdjouri In this paper, the essence of the Fiji Quality Awards (FQA) is presented. The history, framework, principles, objectives, examination criteria and the award process of the national quality awards will be thoroughly described. Further, a list of all FQA recipients, since its...