NEW RESEARCH TQM practices, …

NEW RESEARCHThe relationship between TQMpractices, qualityperformance, and innovationperformanceAn empirical examinationDaniel I. PrajogoBowater School of Management and Marketing, Deakin University,Greelong, Australia, andAmrik S. SohalDepartment of Management, Monash University, Caulfield East, AustraliaKeywordsTotal quality management, innovation , ModelingAbstractThis empirical study examines the relationship between total quality management(TQM) and innovation performance and compares the nature of this relationship against qualityperformance. The empirical data were obtained from a survey of 194 managers in Australianindustry encompassing both manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors. The structuralequation modeling technique was used to examine the relationships between TQM and qualityperformance as well as innovation performance , simultaneously. The findings suggest that TQMsignificantly and positively relates to both product quality and product innovation performancealthough it appears that the magnitude of the relationship is greater against product quality .

TherelationshipbetweenTQM practices, quality performance, and innovation performance An empirical examination Daniel I. Prajogo Bowater School of Management and Marketing, Deakin University, Greelong, Australia, and Amrik S. Sohal DepartmentofManagement,MonashUniversity,CaulfieldEast,Australia Keywords Total quality management, Innovation ...

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