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QUALITY AND WORK FORCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: THE MANAGERIAL PERFORMANCE IMPLICATION
Author(s) -
KATHURIA RAVI,
DAVIS ELIZABETH B.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
production and operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.279
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1937-5956
pISSN - 1059-1478
DOI - 10.1111/j.1937-5956.2001.tb00087.x
Subject(s) - quality (philosophy) , work (physics) , limelight , quality management , business , marketing , competitive advantage , quality policy , process management , mechanical engineering , philosophy , electrical engineering , epistemology , engineering , service (business)
Quality has been in the limelight as organizations have sought to create a competitive advantage and theorists have sought to understand the implications of quality management. This paper examines the synergistic effects of the quality emphasis in the organizations, the use of appropriate work force management practices, and the managerial performance outcomes as interactive phenomena. Using data from multiple levels of employees in manufacturing units in various industries, we tested hypotheses regarding the managerial performance impact of the synergy in work force management practices and the quality emphasis. The results indicate that the effectiveness of work force management practices in enhancing managerial performance varies with the emphasis on quality that is manifested by meeting and exceeding customer needs and preferences through accurate, consistent, reliable, and durable products, and by making design changes in the products as desired by the customer.