Mapping the critical links between organizational culture and TQM/Six Sigma practices

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-106

  Zu, Xingxing ^a   Robbins, Tina L ^b   Fredendall, Lawrence D ^b  

^a MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational culture; Six Sigma; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL LINKS; DIFFERENTIAL EFFECT; FIRST LOOK; MANUFACTURING PLANT; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES; QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; SIX SIGMA; SIX SIGMA APPROACHES; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING TECHNIQUES; SURVEY DATA; VALUE ORIENTATION;

QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70449532234     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

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