Implementation of Total Quality Management Principles in Public Health Institutes in the Republic of Croatia

2021 ◽  
pp. 823-840
Author(s):  
Ivana Škarica ◽  
Ana-Marija Vrtodušić Hrgović
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Quality Management Systems ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Republic ◽  
High Level

Due to the growing prominence of quality management systems in health, this article presents the theoretical background and the results of an empirical study conducted among the Institutes of public health in the Republic of Croatia, with the aim to determine the level of implementation of TQM principles. The research was based on a questionnaire built on the Kanji model. According to the quality managers' perception, all analyzed TQM principles have been implemented at high level. Although in general a high level of implementation exists, certain TQM principles have been implemented to a larger extent than others. The research was also focused on finding if the difference among QM managers' perceptions exists depending on the status of ISO 9001 (implemented/not implemented/plan to implement). The differences were found in relation to the activities connected with people-based management and continuous improvement. Based on the research results, specific areas of improvement, i.e. activities that foster implementation of TQM principles, are emphasized.

Implementation of Total Quality Management Principles in Public Health Institutes in the Republic of Croatia

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Ivana Škarica ◽  
Ana-Marija Vrtodušić Hrgović
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Quality Management Systems ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Republic ◽  
High Level

Due to the growing prominence of quality management systems in health, this article presents the theoretical background and the results of an empirical study conducted among the Institutes of public health in the Republic of Croatia, with the aim to determine the level of implementation of TQM principles. The research was based on a questionnaire built on the Kanji model. According to the quality managers' perception, all analyzed TQM principles have been implemented at high level. Although in general a high level of implementation exists, certain TQM principles have been implemented to a larger extent than others. The research was also focused on finding if the difference among QM managers' perceptions exists depending on the status of ISO 9001 (implemented/not implemented/plan to implement). The differences were found in relation to the activities connected with people-based management and continuous improvement. Based on the research results, specific areas of improvement, i.e. activities that foster implementation of TQM principles, are emphasized.

The resistance to change in implementation of total quality management (TQM) in Iranian schools

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 532-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoumeh Pourrajab ◽  
Ramli Basri ◽  
Shaffe Mohd Daud ◽  
Soaib Asimiran
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Secondary School Principals ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Difference

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the level of resistance to change in implementation of total quality management (TQM) in Iranian schools and investigate the influence of principals’ and teachers’ gender and years of experience on resistance to change. Design/methodology/approach – This study presents the results of survey research carried out in Iran. The participants of this study are secondary school principals and teachers. The researchers employed descriptive analysis on data collected. Independent sample t-test was used to determine the difference in resistance to change based on teachers and principals gender, and one-way ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis H-test were applied to determine the difference in resistance of teachers and principals based on years of experience. Findings – The researchers found that the level of resistance to change in Iranian schools is medium; the most important factor for resistance to change is confidence in the status quo. Gender has an effect on resistance to change only for teachers. Years of experience do not have an effect on resistance to change. Originality/value – The study identifies some useful points for school’s principals and teachers to implementation of TQM in school.

Budaya Organisasi dan Komitmen Guru Dalam Pelaksanaan Pengurusan Kualiti Menyeluruh di Sekolah–sekolah Menengah Zon Bukit Mertajam

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keow Ngang Tang ◽  
Abdul Ghani Kanesan Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Level Ii ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
High Level

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji faktor–faktor berkaitan Pengurusan Kualiti Menyeluruh (PKM) di sekolah–sekolah menengah zon Bukit Mertajam. Faktor–faktor yang dikaji ialah budaya organisasi dan komitmen guru. Kajian yang berbentuk tinjauan korelasi ini merangkumi sejumlah 300 orang guru dari 19 buah sekolah menengah zon Bukit Mertajam yang telah dipilih dengan menggunakan kaedah persampelan rawak mudah. Satu set instrumen kajian yang terdiri daripada tiga bahagian iaitu PKM, budaya organisasi, dan komitmen guru dengan nilai alfa Cronbach masing–masing 0.881, 0.921, dan 0.852 telah digunakan dalam kajian ini. Secara deskriptifnya, dapatan kajian ini menunjukkan: (i) Kebanyakan responden iaitu 65.6 peratus mempunyai persepsi bahawa amalan PKM di sekolah mereka adalah pada tahap yang sederhana manakala persepsi 30.4 peratus responden berada pada tahap tinggi; (ii) Sebanyak 67.3 peratus responden mempunyai persepsi bahawa budaya organisasi mereka berada pada tahap yang sederhana positif; (iii) Kesemua responden berkomitmen sederhana dan tinggi. Di samping itu, penganalisisan data menunjukkan terdapat hubungan yang positif dan signifikan antara budaya organisasi (r = 0.725) dan komitmen guru (r = 0.901) dengan tahap PKM pada aras signifikan 0.01. Hasil kajian daripada analisis regresi pelbagai kaedah ‘Forward’ pula menunjukkan budaya organisasi dan komitmen guru merupakan peramal yang telah berjaya menyumbang sebanyak 81.7 peratus dalam pelaksanaan PKM ini. Kata kunci: Pengurusan kualiti menyeluruh, budaya organisasi, komitmen guru The aim of this research was to study factors associated with Total Quality Management (TQM) in secondary schools Bukit Mertajam zone. Factors that were studied are organizational culture and teachers’ commitment. This descriptive correlational survey research involved a total of 300 teachers from 19 secondary schools in Bukit Mertajam zone that were selected using the simple random sampling method. A set of research instrument comprising of the three section, namely TQM, organizational culture and teachers’ commitment with Cronbach Alpha value 0.881, 0.921 and 0.852 respectively has been used in this research. In descriptive terms, the research findings showed that: (i) Most of the respondents, 65.6 percent perceived the practice of TQM in their schools was at the moderate level while 30.4 percent respondents perceived the practice of TQM was at the high level; (ii) A total of 67.3 percent respondents perceived their organizational culture as moderate positive level; (iii) All respondents were at the moderate and high commitment. In addition, the data analysis showed that there were positive and significant relationships between the organizational culture (r = 0.725) and teachers’ commitment (r = 0.901) with the level of TQM at significent level = 0.01. Findings of the “Forward” method of multiple regression showed that organizational culture and teachers’ commitment were the predictors in which have successfully contributed 81.7 percent to the practice of TQM. Key words: Total Quality Management, organizational culture, teachers’ commitment

scholarly journals TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN MOROCCAN UNIVERSITIES : READING IN THE REALITY OF PRACTICE IN THE LIGHT OF INTERNATIONAL EXPÉRIENCES

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (03) ◽  
pp. 247-257
Author(s):  
Saadia LADBES
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
The State ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
International Experiences ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The University

In Morocco, there is a crisis that has not yet found its way to serious and decisive treatment, which is the output crisis of the higher education system. Though the successive public policies seek to contain correctional projects and initiatives, they have not made the difference, and have not set out effective and efficient tracks in developing mechanisms for evaluation, development and reconstruction, to produce educational and learning outputs that contribute to the real takeover of the State's development aspirations. The weak capacity of Moroccan universities to respond rapidly to the global, economic, cultural and technological variables imposed by globalization and securing the conditions for social, economic, political and security stability of the state, requires bypassing through advanced science-based treatment of quality and value of achievement. The issue of total quality management in higher education institutions may be raised by including international experiences that have succeeded to curb the regulatory and administrative failure of its educational institutions, to enhance the chances of Moroccan universities to transfer higher education in Morocco from traditional measure to modern measure by applying quality control standards in management, planning and implementation, in accordance with a strategy that is supported by the State and the University.

scholarly journals Status of total quality management in Australian public health organisations

1998 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Ruth Turner ◽  
Ross Hartley
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Rural Health ◽  
Rural Health Services ◽  
Total Quality

Research suggests that there is some confusion among quality improvement managersabout the differences between quality management and traditional quality assurance.This lack of understanding would appear to be the same among rural and urbanhealth staff, although there is a higher percentage of staff engaged in multidisciplinaryactivities in the rural health services. Education of staff and commitment from topmanagement would seem to be the factors inhibiting the health industry fromincorporating quality management into their cultures.

Total Quality Management in Tourism Companies

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Alaa Hussein Ali Alsrabi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Hotel Management ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Top Management Support ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

This study is to identify the extent of interest and convinced top management of hotels and application levels of Total Quality Management, as well as prepare and accept the application of Total Quality Management, and indicate the top management support for the application of Total Quality Management And applying this to a sample of employees in high level management for a group of first-class hotels operating in the city of Riyadh, the study finds that the hotels surveyed apply total quality management in all its dimensions and a high level As results indicated when asked the sample of what considerations affecting about their conviction and willingness applying total quality management results were approved college about the need for a system of incentives appropriately lead to improved process quality tourism, and improve the competitive position of the hotels. When asked the sample over the impact of work teams the answers are as follows It is considered The study also concluded a set of recommendations and which ones need to find the appropriate information system will provide hotel management and Forums all the supporting data and information to activate the principle of making decisions based on facts and correct information that the formation of a team work helps to solve various problems.

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