Evans, James R. 1950-
Total quality : management, organization and strategy / James R. Evans. - 4th ed. - Mason, Oio : Thomson/South-Western, c2005. - xii, 467 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-456) and index.
Pt. 1. Introduction to total quality -- Ch. 1. Introduction to total quality in organizations -- Ch. 2. Frameworks for organizational quality -- Ch. 3. Total quality, competitive advantage, and strategic management -- Pt. 2. Total quality and organization theory -- Ch. 4. Quality in customer-supplier relationships -- Ch. 5. Designing organizations for quality -- Ch. 6. Designing, controlling, and improving organizational processes -- Ch. 7. Tools and techniques for total quality -- Pt. 3. Total quality and organizational behavior -- Ch. 8. Quality teamwork -- Ch. 9. Empowerment and motivation -- Pt. 4. Leadership and implementation -- Ch. 10. Quality leadership -- Ch. 11. TQ and organizational change.
Written as a supplement for courses in management and organization theory, this textbook introduces the core principles of total quality, examines the importance of customer-supplier relations, and outlines teamwork and leadership practices that support total quality efforts in a business organization.
0324301596 (pbk.) 9780324301595 (pbk.)
Total quality management.
658.4013 / EVA
Total quality : management, organization and strategy / James R. Evans. - 4th ed. - Mason, Oio : Thomson/South-Western, c2005. - xii, 467 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-456) and index.
Pt. 1. Introduction to total quality -- Ch. 1. Introduction to total quality in organizations -- Ch. 2. Frameworks for organizational quality -- Ch. 3. Total quality, competitive advantage, and strategic management -- Pt. 2. Total quality and organization theory -- Ch. 4. Quality in customer-supplier relationships -- Ch. 5. Designing organizations for quality -- Ch. 6. Designing, controlling, and improving organizational processes -- Ch. 7. Tools and techniques for total quality -- Pt. 3. Total quality and organizational behavior -- Ch. 8. Quality teamwork -- Ch. 9. Empowerment and motivation -- Pt. 4. Leadership and implementation -- Ch. 10. Quality leadership -- Ch. 11. TQ and organizational change.
Written as a supplement for courses in management and organization theory, this textbook introduces the core principles of total quality, examines the importance of customer-supplier relations, and outlines teamwork and leadership practices that support total quality efforts in a business organization.
0324301596 (pbk.) 9780324301595 (pbk.)
Total quality management.
658.4013 / EVA