scholarly journals Implementing Total Quality management practices and Employee Performance: Sanita - Lebanon

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 538-548
Author(s):  
Rushdi Zaiter ◽  
Rabih El Kabbout ◽  
Mahnoud Koabaz ◽  
Ahmad Skaiky ◽  
Mohamad Zalghout ◽  
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The aim of the study is find out the impact of applying different total quality management (TQM) practices on the performance of employees in the Lebanese industrial sector. The implementation of total quality management in Lebanese companies is very narrow where few companies work to apply Total Quality Management elements and concepts in its operations. Sanita is a Lebanese company that has applied the principles of total quality management relatively in all of its operations, so it has a large share of its products in the Lebanese market. In this quantitative survey designed study, 160 self-administered questionnaires were distributed for employees working at different career level (Top level management / Middle level management / Supervisor / Operator /technician / other workers) in Sanita main branch (Halat -Lebanon) and Sanita factory (Zouk Mosbeh -Lebanon). The survey concluded various questions related to the dependent variable employee performance and the independent variable related to practices of total quality management (leadership, teamwork, training and education, empowerment, communication). Using the quantitative correlation Pearson test, a strong influence emerged for the implementation of TQM principles on the performance of employees at Sanita and its factories; thus accepting the main alternative hypothesis.

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 864-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Naeem Khan ◽  
Shahab Alam Malik ◽  
Saquib Yousaf Janjua

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of Total Quality Management (TQM) practices on the performance of employees working in higher education institutions (HEIs). It also examines the mechanism through which TQM practices affect the performance of employees. Design/methodology/approach Data for the current study were obtained from both public and private sector HEIs of Pakistan. In total, 400 questionnaires were distributed among the administrative and academic staff of 3 universities and 240 usable questionnaires were received. Data were analyzed through regression analysis using SPSS. Findings The results show that the TQM positively and significantly determines employee performance, and the mediating variables of job satisfaction and affective commitment. Both the mediating variables show a mediating role in the TQM/employee performance relationship. Research limitations/implications The study has practical implications for universities’ top management to focus on TQM practices that help in building and enhancing satisfaction, commitment, as well as performance of the employees that could ultimately result in better performance of the universities. Originality/value This research is an addition to the current literature and the first attempt in this area to the best of authors’ knowledge. This study will help in identifying how important and beneficial it would be for the services organizations to implement the TQM practices and identifying the impact of TQM practices on employee’s job performance.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-136
Author(s):  
Safitri Lamsah ◽  
Zakky Zamrudi

Abstract Understanding the schemes of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) managerial capability is becoming important aspects today. Implementing proper strategies and internal policy may create a significant change in SME’s performance. Total Quality Management (TQM) has been being a one of specific measurement on organizational performance. This research was proposed to understand the factor that can affect the TQM’s performance in SME’s by identifying the two factors that can change it. Based on the recent studies, the developed model was employed PLSSEM to analyze the data by total respondent 95 respondent consist of owner and manager. The sample was taken in the area of Sasirangan SME’s in Banjarmasin, Kalimantan Selatan province, Indonesia. Sasirangan is a local fabric developed by its ancestor. The population of Sasirangan SME’s was huge in amount. The results of these studies indicate that both motivation and employee performance can increase the TQM in the SME’s which one of them has a more significant effect. The complete description of finding in this research will be discussed in this research.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Lama Hashem ◽  
Mais Jaradat

This study tested the impact of knowledge management uses on total quality management practices in commercial banks of Jordan. A quantitative research design, using regression analysis was applied in this study and a total of 250 valid returns were obtained through a questionnaire distributed to the employees of commercial banks in Jordan. Knowledge management uses was adopted as an independent variable with four subgroups: knowledge acquisition, knowledge storage, knowledge transfer and knowledge application. Total quality management practices were adopted as dependent variable with five subgroups: top management support, employee's involvement, continuous improvement, customer focus, and data driven decision management. The results show that three of the knowledge management dimensions (i.e. knowledge acquisition, knowledge storage, and knowledge transfer)   significantly affects total quality management practices. However, knowledge application showed insignificant effect. The theoretical and practical implications of this study are discussed at the end of this paper.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Budi Prasetiyo ◽  
Ryan Supu Tauhid

Kaizen is a Japanese culture that means continuing to improve and improve quality in the workplace. This culture is applied by many Japanese companies in the world, especially manufacturing companies. ISO 9001 is a quality management control system (Total Quality Management / TQM) issued by the Internatinal Organization for Standardization. ISO 9001 emphasizes for organizations starting from top management to lower level in carrying out continuous improvement and improvement of work quality. The auxiliary tool used in this research is Quality Control Circle (QCC) which uses the PDCA concept and 7 tools. The QCC method is a method that can be used to control product quality and reduce the number of defective products. The results of this study are that the Kaizen work culture has not run effectively even though the impact on productivity and employee performance is very influential and from the results of this QCC it is evident that with the change in the new Operational Procedure Standards it can reduce the total percentage of defective goods compared to the previous periodKeywords: Kaizen, ISO 9001, Total Quality Management, PDCA, 7 Tools, Quality Control Circle


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