Analysis of the relationship between habits and acceptance of the 9’s as a competitiveness factor in manufacturing SMEs in Aguascalientes

This study presents the experimental stage of the analysis of habits and acceptance aided by an evaluation tool and based on each element of the theory proposed by Covey on how an employee at a manufacturing SME accepts the Japanese philosophy 9’s without hassle. An interview was applied to 8 manufa...

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Main Authors: Octavio Hernández-Castorena, 10.22430/24223182.757, Noé Velásquez-Espinosa
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano 2018-05-01
Series:Revista CEA
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Online Access:https://revistas.itm.edu.co/index.php/revista-cea/article/view/757/726
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author Octavio Hernández-Castorena
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Noé Velásquez-Espinosa
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description This study presents the experimental stage of the analysis of habits and acceptance aided by an evaluation tool and based on each element of the theory proposed by Covey on how an employee at a manufacturing SME accepts the Japanese philosophy 9’s without hassle. An interview was applied to 8 manufacturing SMEs in Aguascalientes, Mexico, from February to April 2015. Two hundred employees at the same organizational level were randomly selected. This work adopted a quantitative correlational approach that includes descriptive analyses of the mean. Additionally, the reliability was analyzed by considering Cronbach’s alpha and a regression analysis using SPSS software version 19. The results suggest that the personnel at this type of companies tends to be proactive, synergic, can prioritize and understands instructions as soon as they are provided. They are also analytic and consider that a win-win situation is more beneficial than detrimental to the operational dynamics of the company.
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spelling doaj.art-55515867206e4bf783c602267beb98742022-12-22T02:05:14ZspaInstituto Tecnológico MetropolitanoRevista CEA2390-07252422-31822018-05-0147294710.22430/24223182.757Analysis of the relationship between habits and acceptance of the 9’s as a competitiveness factor in manufacturing SMEs in AguascalientesOctavio Hernández-Castorena010.22430/24223182.7571Noé Velásquez-Espinosa2Universidad Autónoma de Aguas CalientesUniversidad Externado de ColombiaUniversidad Externado de ColombiaThis study presents the experimental stage of the analysis of habits and acceptance aided by an evaluation tool and based on each element of the theory proposed by Covey on how an employee at a manufacturing SME accepts the Japanese philosophy 9’s without hassle. An interview was applied to 8 manufacturing SMEs in Aguascalientes, Mexico, from February to April 2015. Two hundred employees at the same organizational level were randomly selected. This work adopted a quantitative correlational approach that includes descriptive analyses of the mean. Additionally, the reliability was analyzed by considering Cronbach’s alpha and a regression analysis using SPSS software version 19. The results suggest that the personnel at this type of companies tends to be proactive, synergic, can prioritize and understands instructions as soon as they are provided. They are also analytic and consider that a win-win situation is more beneficial than detrimental to the operational dynamics of the company.https://revistas.itm.edu.co/index.php/revista-cea/article/view/757/726Japanese philosophy 9'sDevelopment of habitsManufacturing SMEsOrganizational Culture
spellingShingle Octavio Hernández-Castorena
10.22430/24223182.757
Noé Velásquez-Espinosa
Analysis of the relationship between habits and acceptance of the 9’s as a competitiveness factor in manufacturing SMEs in Aguascalientes
Revista CEA
Japanese philosophy 9's
Development of habits
Manufacturing SMEs
Organizational Culture
title Analysis of the relationship between habits and acceptance of the 9’s as a competitiveness factor in manufacturing SMEs in Aguascalientes
title_full Analysis of the relationship between habits and acceptance of the 9’s as a competitiveness factor in manufacturing SMEs in Aguascalientes
title_fullStr Analysis of the relationship between habits and acceptance of the 9’s as a competitiveness factor in manufacturing SMEs in Aguascalientes
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of the relationship between habits and acceptance of the 9’s as a competitiveness factor in manufacturing SMEs in Aguascalientes
title_short Analysis of the relationship between habits and acceptance of the 9’s as a competitiveness factor in manufacturing SMEs in Aguascalientes
title_sort analysis of the relationship between habits and acceptance of the 9 s as a competitiveness factor in manufacturing smes in aguascalientes
topic Japanese philosophy 9's
Development of habits
Manufacturing SMEs
Organizational Culture
url https://revistas.itm.edu.co/index.php/revista-cea/article/view/757/726
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