ISO 9001 certification research: questions, answers and approaches

P Sampaio, P Saraiva… - International journal of …, 2009 - emerald.com
Purpose–The majority of ISO 9001 certification research studies conducted so far are
supported by survey methodologies and descriptive statistics. As such, they express …

ISO 9000/1994, ISO 9001/2000 and TQM: The performance debate revisited

M Martínez-Costa, TY Choi, JA Martínez… - Journal of operations …, 2009 - Elsevier
The debate about the impact of ISO 9000/1994 on performance has been waging since its
inception. While there is a general agreement regarding the positive impact of TQM on …

Simultaneous consideration of TQM and ISO 9000 on performance and motivation: An empirical study of Spanish companies

M Martínez-Costa, AR Martínez-Lorente… - International journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
After more than two decades since quality became part of managers' everyday lexicon, total
quality management (TQM) and ISO 9000 have taken the centre stage. However, there has …

ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 standards: an international diffusion model

F Marimon Viadiu, M Casadesús Fa… - International Journal of …, 2006 - emerald.com
Purpose–In an economic environment characterized in recent years by globalization and the
integration of economic processes, standardization in management systems has had a high …

Process management practices and quality systems standards: Risks and opportunities of the new ISO 9001 certification

S Biazzo, G Bernardi - Business Process Management Journal, 2003 - emerald.com
The attention focused on the complex set of human activities through which a company
attempts to create value for its stakeholders is one of the most characteristic features of the …

The impact of international standards certification on the performance of firms in less developed countries

M Goedhuys, L Sleuwaegen - World Development, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper examines the effects of international standards certification (ISC) on both
productivity and sales performance for firms from a wide set of countries exhibiting different …

A triple analysis of ISO 9000 effects on company performance

M Martínez‐Costa… - International journal of …, 2007 - emerald.com
Purpose–ISO 9000 certification has a growing importance for companies, mainly in Europe
but also in other countries. Several papers have analysed the effects of ISO 9000 …

[BUCH][B] Quality management system handbook for product development companies

V Nanda - 2005 - taylorfrancis.com
Quality Management System Handbook for Product Development Companies describes a
systematic approach for quality management and continuous improvement via a formal …

ISO 9000 and TQM: substitutes or complementaries? An empirical study in industrial companies

AR Martínez‐Lorente… - International Journal of …, 2004 - emerald.com
After analysing a sample of 442 of the Spanish biggest manufacturing companies, some
evidence about the influence of total quality management (TQM) on the companies' …

The impacts of acquiring ISO 9000 certification on the performance of SMEs in Tehran

A Bayati, A Taghavi - the TQM Magazine, 2007 - emerald.com
Purpose–Small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) constitute 90 percent of all enterprises
in Iran. Thus they have an important role in the development of the country. SMEs need to …