Table 3

Likert scale

Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements regarding the causes of total quality management (TQM) failures in LebanonAgreeNeutralDisagreeTotal
Lack of traceabilityFrequency88111100
Percent88.011.01.0100.0
Unsupportive governmentFrequency66304100
Percent66.030.04.0100.0
No obligatory standardsFrequency66322100
Percent66.032.02.0100.0
Family organizationsFrequency172360100
Percent17.023.060.0100.0
Short-term oriented cultureFrequency513316100
Percent51.033.016.0100.0
Lack of gap analysisFrequency59347100
Percent59.034.07.0100.0
The absence of quality manager and departmentFrequency75223100
Percent75.022.03.0100.0
Lack of educational cultureFrequency71227100
Percent71.022.07.0100.0
No commitment to ethical standardsFrequency67312100
Percent67.031.02.0100.0
Lack of job safetyFrequency583111100
Percent58.031.011.0100.0
Personal-orientedFrequency355114100
Percent35.051.014.0100.0
Lack of training and developmentFrequency7422399
Percent74.722.23.0100.0
Nonmember of IAFFrequency7719399
Percent77.819.23.0100.0
Outsourcing rather than employingFrequency512722100
Percent51.027.022.0100.0
TQM is a corrective action Lebanon does not belief inFrequency69247100
Percent69.024.07.0100.0
Government not setting clear rulesFrequency73225100
Percent73.022.05.0100.0
Nonachievable targetsFrequency64342100
Percent64.034.02.0100.0
Top management commitmentFrequency64279100
Percent64.027.09.0100.0
Copying standards from other culturesFrequency71209100
Percent71.020.09.0100.0
Emotionally directedFrequency54182799
Percent54.518.227.3100.0
Source(s): Authors’ own work

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