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The impact of organizational culture on the successful implementation of total quality management

The impact of organizational culture on the successful implementation of total quality management Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to determine the impact of cultural values on the success of TQM implementation in Isfahan University Hospitals (IUHs), Iran, 2004. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper survey questionnaires were used to elicit responses from hospital managers and employees. Data collected included the characteristics of organizational culture in IUHs and the degree of TQM success and its implementation problems in these hospitals. Findings – The paper finds that TQM success in IUHs was medium. Implementation of TQM was very low, low, medium and highly successful respectively in 16.7, 16.7, 58.3 and 8.3 percent of hospitals. TQM had the most effect on process management, focus on customers and leadership and management and less effect on focus on suppliers, performance results, strategic planning and focus on material resources. Human resource problems, performance appraisal and strategic problems were the most important obstacles to TQM success respectively. A total of 75 and 25 percent of hospitals had mechanistic and organic structure respectively. In total 41.6 percent of hospitals had weak organizational culture versus 58.4 percent medium culture. The success of TQM in hospitals with organic organizational structure and medium organizational culture was higher than mechanistic and bureaucratic hospitals with weak organizational culture ( p <0.05). Originality/value – The paper shows that TQM requires a quality‐oriented organizational culture supported by senior management commitment and involvement, organizational learning and entrepreneurship, team working and collaboration, risk taking, open communication, continuous improvement, customers focus (both internal and external), partnership with suppliers, and monitoring and evaluation of quality. By replicating this study in different countries and contexts the results could be very helpful for developing a model of TQM that can be implemented successfully in a cross‐cultural context. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The TQM Magazine Emerald Publishing

The impact of organizational culture on the successful implementation of total quality management

Ali Mohammad Mosadegh Rad
The TQM Magazine , Volume 18 (6): 20 – Nov 1, 2006
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Emerald Publishing
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0954-478X
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10.1108/09544780610707101
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Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to determine the impact of cultural values on the success of TQM implementation in Isfahan University Hospitals (IUHs), Iran, 2004. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper survey questionnaires were used to elicit responses from hospital managers and employees. Data collected included the characteristics of organizational culture in IUHs and the degree of TQM success and its implementation problems in these hospitals. Findings – The paper finds that TQM success in IUHs was medium. Implementation of TQM was very low, low, medium and highly successful respectively in 16.7, 16.7, 58.3 and 8.3 percent of hospitals. TQM had the most effect on process management, focus on customers and leadership and management and less effect on focus on suppliers, performance results, strategic planning and focus on material resources. Human resource problems, performance appraisal and strategic problems were the most important obstacles to TQM success respectively. A total of 75 and 25 percent of hospitals had mechanistic and organic structure respectively. In total 41.6 percent of hospitals had weak organizational culture versus 58.4 percent medium culture. The success of TQM in hospitals with organic organizational structure and medium organizational culture was higher than mechanistic and bureaucratic hospitals with weak organizational culture ( p <0.05). Originality/value – The paper shows that TQM requires a quality‐oriented organizational culture supported by senior management commitment and involvement, organizational learning and entrepreneurship, team working and collaboration, risk taking, open communication, continuous improvement, customers focus (both internal and external), partnership with suppliers, and monitoring and evaluation of quality. By replicating this study in different countries and contexts the results could be very helpful for developing a model of TQM that can be implemented successfully in a cross‐cultural context.

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The TQM Magazine – Emerald Publishing

Published: Nov 1, 2006

Keywords: Organizational culture; Total quality management; Hospitals; Iran

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