TQM for Information Systems: Are Indian organizations ready?

Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 125-136

  Siddiqui, Jamshed ^a   Rahman, Zillur ^b  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Indian organisations; Information Systems (IS); IS managers; Total Quality Management (TQM); TQM benefits realized

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGERS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

CARDINAL PRINCIPLES; CUSTOMER-CENTRIC; INDIAN ORGANISATIONS; IS MANAGER; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY AWARENESS; TOP MANAGEMENT SUPPORT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENTS (TQM);

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79954576630     PISSN: 15551229     EISSN: 15551237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.28945/118     Document Type: Article

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