Examining the Effect of the Transformational Leader on Software Quality

Software Quality Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 253-267

  Parzinger, Monica J ^a,d,e   Nath, Ravi ^b   Lemons, Mary A ^c  

^a ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT MARTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^e University of Memphis ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Capability maturity model; ISO 9000 3; Leadership; Organizational change; Software development; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; MANAGERS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITIES; CAPABILITY MATURITY MODELS; ISO 9000-3; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENTS (TQM); TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP;

MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0042547833     PISSN: 09639314     EISSN: 15731367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013763119819     Document Type: Article

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