Joint table presenting quantitative and qualitative results according to perception of sustainable quality culture
| Quantitative results – for sustainable quality culture and sorted by mean value | ||||||
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| Factors | N statements | Minimum value | Maximum value | Mean value | Cronbach’s alpha | Standard deviation |
| Internal systems view | 3 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 6.62 | 0.877 | 0.450 |
| Pride | 3 | 5.33 | 7.00 | 6.55 | 0.721 | 0.507 |
| Integrity | 3 | 5.67 | 7.00 | 6.37 | 0.456 | 0.438 |
| Continuously improve | 3 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 6.20 | 0.693 | 0.637 |
| Base decisions on facts | 3 | 4.67 | 7.00 | 6.19 | 0.836 | 0.705 |
| Empathy | 3 | 4.67 | 7.00 | 6.14 | 0.736 | 0.542 |
| Presence/communication | 3 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 6.10 | 0.627 | 0.621 |
| Influence | 3 | 3.67 | 7.00 | 5.95 | 0.402 | 0.757 |
| Development | 3 | 3.33 | 7.00 | 5.89 | 0.831 | 0.978 |
| External systems view | 3 | 4.50 | 6.75 | 5.89 | 0.378 | 0.635 |
| Get informed | 3 | 3.67 | 7.00 | 5.82 | 0.703 | 0.740 |
| Note(s): All factors except three reached the desired value when calculating Cronbach’s alpha. The three factors “Integrity”, “‘Influence” and “External systems view” were therefore not used in further analysis of the result (see Table 5) | ||||||
| Quantitative results – for sustainable quality culture and sorted by mean value | ||||||
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| Factors | N statements | Minimum value | Maximum value | Mean value | Cronbach’s alpha | Standard deviation |
| Internal systems view | 3 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 6.62 | 0.877 | 0.450 |
| Pride | 3 | 5.33 | 7.00 | 6.55 | 0.721 | 0.507 |
| Integrity | 3 | 5.67 | 7.00 | 6.37 | 0.456 | 0.438 |
| Continuously improve | 3 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 6.20 | 0.693 | 0.637 |
| Base decisions on facts | 3 | 4.67 | 7.00 | 6.19 | 0.836 | 0.705 |
| Empathy | 3 | 4.67 | 7.00 | 6.14 | 0.736 | 0.542 |
| Presence/communication | 3 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 6.10 | 0.627 | 0.621 |
| Influence | 3 | 3.67 | 7.00 | 5.95 | 0.402 | 0.757 |
| Development | 3 | 3.33 | 7.00 | 5.89 | 0.831 | 0.978 |
| External systems view | 3 | 4.50 | 6.75 | 5.89 | 0.378 | 0.635 |
| Get informed | 3 | 3.67 | 7.00 | 5.82 | 0.703 | 0.740 |
| Note(s): All factors except three reached the desired value when calculating Cronbach’s alpha. The three factors “Integrity”, “‘Influence” and “External systems view” were therefore not used in further analysis of the result (see | ||||||
| Qualitative results – identified categories for sustainable quality culture from the focus groups |
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| Qualitative results – identified categories for sustainable quality culture from the focus groups |
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Base decisions on facts Be persistent Clarifying customer expectations Common goals and purpose, touching the hearts Continuous improving and learning Establishing a good working environment A systems view Working with processes |
| Citations for sustainable quality culture from the focus groups |
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| Citations for sustainable quality culture from the focus groups |
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− “I don’t think we sit and discuss how to build a sustainable quality culture, but how to build an organisation that is better every day, every month, every year and can be exist forever.” − “Quality is about how we act and how we work as humans.” − “There must always be a why we do things.” |
Source(s): Table by authors
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