Search for dissertations about: "quality values"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 766 swedish dissertations containing the words quality values.

2. 1. Quality management : National or global driving factors

   Author : Dag Kroslid; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Quality Management; Quality Development; Business Excellence; Total Quality Management; Culture; Hofstede;

   Abstract : Around the world Quality Management is commonly regarded by industrialists and academics as a management concept that encompasses the potential in any organisation of developing into a company-wide philosophy with a profound focus on stakeholder values and improvement processes. However, there are mounting evidence that Quality Management has developed into an important strategic issue also on a national level, and that some leading industrial nations have enjoyed significant gains in the post War era by means of nation-wide progresses in Quality Management. READ MORE

4. 2. Creating a Quality Management Culture : Focusing on Values and Leadership

   Author : Pernilla Ingelsson; Håkan Wiklund; Ingela Bäckström; Stefan Lagrosen; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Quality Management; Organizational culture; values; leadership; Lean; TQM; Kvalitetsledning; organisationskultur; värderingar; ledarskap; Lean; TQM;

   Abstract : When applied successfully, the QM initiatives TQM and Lean enhance an organization´s ability to meet and exceed the expectations of the customers as well as co-workers and other stakeholders. There are however also QM initiatives that fail and one reason for this is the organization’s inability to create a supportive culture, a culture that rests on a number of values which aim at improving the quality and thereby customer satisfaction. READ MORE

5. 3. Sensory Quality and Consumer Perception of Wheat Bread : Towards Sustainable Production and Consumption. Effects of Farming System, Year, Technology, Information and Values

   Author : Iwona Kihlberg; Einar Risvik; Lisbeth Johansson; Stefan Sahlstrøm; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; Domestic sciences; Product quality; Production quality; Sustainability; Organic farming; Wheat; Organic Food; Bread; Milling; Breadmaking; Sensory analysis; Consumers; Information; Values; Food acceptance; Hushållsvetenskap; Domestic science and nutrition; Hushålls- och kostvetenskap;

   Abstract : In order to study the effect of production systems aimed at sustainability on product quality and of sensory and non-sensory factors on product acceptance – the effect of farming system, year, milling and baking techniques on the sensory qualities of wheat bread as a model product was investigated using a descriptive test, and the effect of information and values on liking of bread using consumer tests.Whole wheat and white breads were baked with wheat grown in six lots in established conventional and organic farming systems in field trails, in two subsequent years for the white bread. READ MORE

6. 4. Leadership for Quality, Effectiveness and Health

   Author : Johan Larsson; Håkan Wiklund; Stig Vinberg; Lars-Åke Mikaelsson; Stefan Lagrosen; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Leadership; Values; Behaviours; Tools; Quality; Effectiveness; Health; Ledarskap; Värderingar; Beteenden; Verktyg; Kvalitet; Effektivitet; Hälsa; Kvalitetsteknik; Work sciences and ergonomics; Arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi; Other industrial engineering and economics; Övrig industriell teknik och ekonomi;

   Abstract : Leadership, quality, effectiveness and health are important factors in the achievement of organisational success. Three questions are addressed to study these elements: 1. How do leadership values relate to leadership behaviours, quality methodologies and health in organisations? 2. READ MORE

7. 5. On the Relationship between Sustainable Health and Quality Management : Leadership and organizational behaviours from Swedish organizations

   Author : Ingela Bäckström; Håkan Wiklund; Bengt Klefsjö; Johnny Lindström; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Quality Management; Sustainable health; Leadership; Values; Quality Technology and Management; TQM; Quality control; Kvalitetsteknik; Kvalitet; Other industrial engineering and economics; Övrig industriell teknik och ekonomi;

   Abstract : Sickness absence not only causes significant costs for organizations but also leads to other negative consequences for individuals and societies. Previous research has shown that working with organizational values within Quality Management affects job satisfaction and results in increased profitability and customer satisfaction. READ MORE