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dc.contributor.authorTemtime, Z.T.
dc.contributor.authorSolomon, G.H.
dc.date.accessioned2008-08-04T10:42:20Z
dc.date.available2008-08-04T10:42:20Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.identifier.citationTemtime, Z.T. & Solomon, G.H. (2002) Total quality management and the planning behavior of SMEs in developing economies, The TQM Magazine, Vol 14, No 3, pp 181-191en
dc.identifier.issn0954-478X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/192
dc.description.abstractExamines the relationship between TQM perceptions, planning behaviour, and firm size in SMEs in Ethiopia. Primary data were collected from 57 SMEs through a questionnaire. However, as the study is a preliminary investigation, uses only simple descriptive statistics to analyse the sample data. The results are not significantly different from those of previous studies in SMEs. TQM perceptions vary with firm size and planning behaviour. The findings also indicated that excessive emphasis on short-term profitability, lack of resources, business planning and vision, and misperception of TQM practices are among the main obstacles to the adoption of a formal TQM program. Suggests some lessons and implications for future research.en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherEmerald; http://www.emeraldinsight.com/0954-478x.htmen
dc.subjectTQMen
dc.subjectDeveloping countriesen
dc.subjectSmall to medium-sized enterprisesen
dc.subjectISO 9000en
dc.titleTotal quality management and the planning behavior of SMEs in developing economiesen
dc.typeArticleen


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