Total quality management dimensions and SME performance: A quantitative approach
The objective of this study is to measure the relationship between some TQM dimensions and business performance of SMEs.The study seeks to advance the understanding of TQM and also resolves some controversies that appear in the literature concerning the relationship between TQM dimensions and perfor...
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| author | Jabeen, Rubina Shehu, Aliyu Mukhtar Mahmood, Rosli Bambale, Abdu Ja’afaru |
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| description | The objective of this study is to measure the relationship between some TQM dimensions and business performance of SMEs.The study seeks to advance the understanding of TQM and also resolves some controversies that appear in the literature concerning the relationship between TQM dimensions and performance relationship.Using questionnaire, the data for this study was drawn from 367 SMEs operating in Punjab, Pakistan.Structural equation
modeling (SEM) technique was used for analysis. The findings indicate that management leadership has a significant effect on business performance of SMEs, whereas, the customer focus and continuous improvement to business performance relationship were found not significant. |
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| spelling | uum-157912016-06-01T07:04:35Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/15791/ Total quality management dimensions and SME performance: A quantitative approach Jabeen, Rubina Shehu, Aliyu Mukhtar Mahmood, Rosli Bambale, Abdu Ja’afaru HB Economic Theory The objective of this study is to measure the relationship between some TQM dimensions and business performance of SMEs.The study seeks to advance the understanding of TQM and also resolves some controversies that appear in the literature concerning the relationship between TQM dimensions and performance relationship.Using questionnaire, the data for this study was drawn from 367 SMEs operating in Punjab, Pakistan.Structural equation modeling (SEM) technique was used for analysis. The findings indicate that management leadership has a significant effect on business performance of SMEs, whereas, the customer focus and continuous improvement to business performance relationship were found not significant. Othman Yeop Abdullah (OYA) Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/15791/1/2_IPBJ_Vol.7_1_21-35_2015.pdf Jabeen, Rubina and Shehu, Aliyu Mukhtar and Mahmood, Rosli and Bambale, Abdu Ja’afaru (2015) Total quality management dimensions and SME performance: A quantitative approach. International Postgraduate Business Journal, 7 (1). pp. 21-35. ISSN 2180-2459 http://oyagsb.uum.edu.my/index.php/ipbj-list-of-issue |
| spellingShingle | HB Economic Theory Jabeen, Rubina Shehu, Aliyu Mukhtar Mahmood, Rosli Bambale, Abdu Ja’afaru Total quality management dimensions and SME performance: A quantitative approach |
| title | Total quality management dimensions and SME performance: A quantitative approach |
| title_full | Total quality management dimensions and SME performance: A quantitative approach |
| title_fullStr | Total quality management dimensions and SME performance: A quantitative approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Total quality management dimensions and SME performance: A quantitative approach |
| title_short | Total quality management dimensions and SME performance: A quantitative approach |
| title_sort | total quality management dimensions and sme performance a quantitative approach |
| topic | HB Economic Theory |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/15791/1/2_IPBJ_Vol.7_1_21-35_2015.pdf |
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