Determinants of quality management practices: An empirical study of New Zealand manufacturing firms

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 130-145

  Agarwal, Renu ^a   Green, Roy ^a   Brown, Paul J ^a   Tan, Hao ^b   Randhawa, Krithika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Econometric analysis; Management practices; Performance; Policy making; Productivity

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; COMPETITIVE PRESSURE; ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FIRM SIZE; GOAL-SETTING; IF THERE ARE; INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHES; LEAN MANUFACTURING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; MCKINSEY; NEW ZEALAND; OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; POLICY MAKING; PRODUCTIVITY PERFORMANCE; QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES;

BENCHMARKING; COMMERCE; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INDUSTRY; MANAGERS; MANUFACTURE; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFITABILITY; WAGES;

MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84873408455     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.09.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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