Six Sigma adoption: Operating performance impacts and contextual drivers of success

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 437-453

  Swink, Morgan ^a   Jacobs, Brian W ^b  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Event study; Operating performance; Process innovation; Six sigma

Indexed keywords

ASSET PRODUCTIVITY; CONTROL GROUPS; CROSS SECTIONAL ANALYSIS; DIRECT COSTS; EVENT STUDIES; FINANCIAL DATA; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; INDIRECT COSTS; ISO-9000; MATCHING CRITERION; OPERATING PERFORMANCE; OPERATIONAL IMPACTS; PERFORMANCE IMPACT; PERFORMANCE OUTCOME; PROCESS INNOVATION; QUALITY SYSTEMS; RETURN ON ASSETS; SALES GROWTH; SERVICE FIRMS; SIX SIGMA; SIX SIGMA PROGRAMS;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; COST ACCOUNTING; INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURE; OUTSOURCING; SALES;

WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

EID: 84862753694     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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