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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
101

The evolving scope and impact of total quality management in leading South African companies

Weitz, Kevin Walton 06 1900 (has links)
The objective of the study was to quantify the evolving scope of quality management as practiced in a sample of companies in South Afiica, and to correlate this with corporate profitability. The empirical data in this study suggests that a more extensive scope of application and practice of quality management and related management practices is related to better organisational profitability. The significant correlations which were demonstrated are: • A focus on results by companies is inversely correlated with Operating Profit Margin. • Quality training, employee communications and internal coordination correlates positively with Net Profit Margin. • The rigorous use of quality standards correlates positively with Net Profit Margin. • Quality control and monitoring correlates positively with Return on Equity. Recommendations flowing from this study include that a broader paradigm of quality management is required, expressed as an integrated model for innovation and change which is holistic rather than fragmented. / Economics / M. Com. (Business Economics)
102

The development of Dunfermline Abbey as a royal cult centre, c.1070-c.1420

Lee, SangDong January 2014 (has links)
This thesis examines the development the cult of St Margaret at Dunfermline as a royal cult from 1070, the moment when St Margaret married King Malcolm III at Dunfermline, to 1420, the year of the burial of Robert duke of Albany who was the last royal member to be buried at Dunfermline. Scholars have focused on the life of St Margaret and her reputation or achievement from the biographical, institutional and hagiographical point of view. Although recent historians have considered St Margaret as a royal saint and Dunfermline as a royal mausoleum, they have approached this subject with relatively simple patterns, compared to the studies of the cults of European royal saints and their centres, in particular, those of English and French Kingdoms which influenced Scottish royalty. Just as other European royal cults such as the cults at Westminster and St-Denis have been researched from the point of view of several aspects, so the royal cult at Dunfermline can be approached in many ways. Therefore, this thesis will examine the development of Dunfermline Abbey as a royal cult centre through studying the abbey and the cult of St Margaret from the point of view of miracles and pilgrimage, lay patronage, and liturgical and devotional space. The examination of St Margaret’s miracles stories and pilgrimage to Dunfermline contribute to understanding these stories in the context of the development of the cult. The study of lay patronage explains the significance of royal favour and non-royal patrons in relation to the development of the cult, and how and why the royal cult developed and declined, and how the monks of Dunfermline promoted or sustained the cult of the saint. Lastly, the research of the liturgical and devotional space provides an explanation of the change of liturgical space from the point of view of the development of the cult.
103

The Strategic Plan of a Medium-Size Enterprise Compared to the Baldrige Criteria

Blacklock, Jordan 01 December 2013 (has links)
The purpose of this study was to provide a case example of one SME (small to medium-size enterprises) documented practices compared to the Baldrige Program’s Criteria for Performance Excellence (Criteria). This study evaluated the degree to which the case example organization practiced the philosophies and principles of the Criteria without direct knowledge of the Criteria. The researcher conducted evaluations by examining the case example organization’s strategic plan against the Criteria. Results of this study’s demonstrated that the Baldrige Program would not be a change in direction for the case example organization but a systematic approach to enhance the methods already deployed by the case example organization. Evaluations identified items on both documents that could be relatable to items contained on the opposing document. This study also identified the actual number of requirement items contained within the Criteria, in order to provide a better understanding of the current Criteria’s level of complexity.
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BĮ „Jonavos rajono savivaldybės kūno kultūros ir sporto centras“ veiklos vertinimas, taikant kokybės vadybos metodus / Budgetary institutions “Jonava district physical education and sports center” performance evaluation of the application of quality management methods

Rutkauskas, Nauris 06 September 2013 (has links)
Tyrimo objektas – veiklos vertinimas taikant kokybės vadybos metodus. Darbo tikslas – įvertinti BĮ „Jonavos rajono savivaldybės kūno kultūros ir sporto centras“ vykdomą veiklą bei jos gerinimo galimybes taikant kokybės vadybos metodus. Darbo uždaviniai: 1. Išanalizuoti EFQM verslo tobulumo ir Malcolmo Baldrige‘o modelius. 2. Atskleisti EFQM tobulumo ir Malcolmo Baldrige‘o modelių pritaikomumo galimybes organizacijoje. 3. Įvertinti BĮ „Jonavos rajono savivaldybės kūno kultūros ir sporto centras“ organizacijos veiklą panaudojant kokybės vadybos metodus. Išvados: 1. Išanalizavus EFQM ir Malcolmo Baldrige‘o modelius, remiantis skirtingų autorių vertinimu, galim teigti, kad tai yra modeliai, kuriuose geriausiai praktiškai pritaikyti visuotinės kokybės vadybos principai. Organizacijos, naudodamos šiuo modelius gali įvertinti savo veiklą ir nustatyti gerinimo galimybes. Šie modeliai gali būti traktuojami kaip visuotinės kokybės vadybos principų pritaikymo instrukcija, todėl labai svarbu gerai juos žinoti ir sugebėti pritaikyti kasdieninėje įmonės veikloje. 2. Palyginus EFQM ir Malcolmo Baldrige‘o modelius gauti rezultatai parodė, kad išsamesniam organizacijos veiklos vertinimui tikslingiau naudoti EFQM tobulumo modelį. 3. Atlikus tyrimą BĮ „Jonavos rajono savivaldybės kūno kultūros ir sporto centras“ organizacijoje ir joje pritaikius pasirinktą EFQM tobulumo modelį paaiškėjo, kad organizacija vykdo savo veiklą efektyviai, o gerėjantys rezultatai parodo, kad organizacijos veiklos... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Key words: total quality management, models of quality management, the EFQM Excellence Model, Malcolm Baldrige'o National Quality Award. Study object – activity assessment using quality management techniques. Aim of the study: to assess the budgetary institutions “Jonava district physical education and sports center” activities and possibilities of its improvement using quality management techniques. Objectives: 1. To analyze the EFQM business excellence and Malcolm Baldrige'o models. 2. To expose the EFQM excellence and Malcolm Baldrige'o models applicability opportunities in the organization. 3. To rate the budgetary institutions “Jonava district physical education and sports center” organizations in the use of quality management techniques. Conclusions: 1. The analysis of the EFQM and Malcolm Baldrige'o models based on the evaluation of different authors, we can say that this is the model for the best practical application of total quality management principles. Using these models organizations can assess their performance and identify improvement opportunities. These models can be seen as a total quality management principles application instruction, so it's important for them to know and be able to adapt the company's daily activities. 2. Compared EFQM and Malcolm Baldrige'o models, results showed that a more comprehensive assessment of the organization's more appropriate to use the EFQM Excellence Model. 3. The study budgetary institutions “Jonava district physical... [to full text]
105

Seditious theology : imaginative re-identification, punk and the ministry of Jesus

Johnson, Mark January 2011 (has links)
The following thesis investigates the British punk movement of the mid-late seventies and suggests that, by performing acts of imaginative re-identification, we may gain greater insights into both the phenomenon of punk and aspects of Jesus’ life, ministry, and teaching despite their axiomatic and sometimes problematic differences. To do this we explore the power of the sartorial creations that the movement adopted and the way in which they conveyed an oppositional protest message and stance. We explore punk graphics and the way in which they could offer a targeted critique of the nation. We look at punk performances and how they confrontationally engaged with their audiences and what they wanted to elicit in return. We reflect on women in punk, punk in Northern Ireland and the relationship between punk and the black community and the degree to which punk exhibited a counter-cultural attitude to relationships. Concluding our look at punk we investigate how society, the authorities and commerce reacted to the movement, before investigating punk as a trans-historical essence. Having explored punk and established imaginative connections we then revisit aspects of Jesus’ life and consider him as a subversive who negated some of the national symbols of Israel, collided with Jewish national authority and reversed many of the nation’s perspectives. We look at the more confrontational nature of Jesus, his use of symbolic physical statements and his interaction with women, teaching on enemies and the way he related to the outcast. We then conclude by showing the degree to which the present-day church has been absorbed into the surrounding culture and explore two instances in post-war theology where there has been a recovery of the more seditious pattern within Jesus’ life before seeing whether there is anything that the church may learn from imaginatively identifying with punk.
106

The evolving scope and impact of total quality management in leading South African companies

Weitz, Kevin Walton 06 1900 (has links)
The objective of the study was to quantify the evolving scope of quality management as practiced in a sample of companies in South Afiica, and to correlate this with corporate profitability. The empirical data in this study suggests that a more extensive scope of application and practice of quality management and related management practices is related to better organisational profitability. The significant correlations which were demonstrated are: • A focus on results by companies is inversely correlated with Operating Profit Margin. • Quality training, employee communications and internal coordination correlates positively with Net Profit Margin. • The rigorous use of quality standards correlates positively with Net Profit Margin. • Quality control and monitoring correlates positively with Return on Equity. Recommendations flowing from this study include that a broader paradigm of quality management is required, expressed as an integrated model for innovation and change which is holistic rather than fragmented. / Economics / M. Com. (Business Economics)
107

Malcolm X: entre o texto escrito e o visual

Rodrigues, Vladimir Miguel [UNESP] 09 August 2010 (has links) (PDF)
Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:29:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-08-09Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:20:13Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 rodrigues_vm_me_sjrp.pdf: 2852276 bytes, checksum: 6edda76d5dac99cb133b8f9ed4b11c58 (MD5) / Malcolm X foi figura exponencial durante a luta pelos direitos civis da população afroamericana nos EUA nas décadas de 1950 e 1960. Seu polêmico discurso pela resistência violenta das populações negras contra o racismo branco marcou gerações naquele país. Esta dissertação de mestrado pretende analisar as representações desse personagem histórico na obra “Autobiografia de Malcolm X”, texto biográfico escrito pelo jornalista Alex Halley e sua transcodificação para o Cinema no filme “Malcolm X” do cineasta Spike Lee / Malcolm X was a remarkable historical character during the Civil Rights struggles in the USA in the 1950s and 1960s. His polemical speech in favor of black resistance against the white racism was fundamental to the next generations in the country. This study aims at analyzing Malcolm´s representations in Alex Halley´s biography – Malcolm X – and its transcodification to the film X, directed by Spike Lee
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Investigating the relationship between the business performance management framework and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award framework.

Hossain, Muhammad Muazzem 08 1900 (has links)
The business performance management (BPM) framework helps an organization continuously adjust and successfully execute its strategies. BPM helps increase flexibility by providing managers with an early alert about changes and, as a result, allows faster response to such changes. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) framework provides a basis for self-assessment and a systems perspective for managing an organization's key processes for achieving business results. The MBNQA framework is a more comprehensive framework and encapsulates the underlying constructs in the BPM framework. The objectives of this dissertation are fourfold: (1) to validate the underlying relationships presented in the 2008 MBNQA framework, (2) to explore the MBNQA framework at the dimension level, and develop and test constructs measured at that level in a causal model, (3) to validate and create a common general framework for the business performance model by integrating the practitioner literature with basic theory including existing MBNQA theory, and (4) to integrate the BPM framework and the MBNQA framework into a new framework (BPM-MBNQA framework) that can guide organizations in their journey toward achieving and sustaining competitive and strategic advantages. The purpose of this study is to achieve these objectives by means of a combination of methodologies including literature reviews, expert opinions, interviews, presentation feedbacks, content analysis, and latent semantic analysis. An initial BPM framework was developed based on the reviews of literature and expert opinions. There is a paucity of academic research on business performance management. Therefore, this study reviewed the practitioner literature on BPM and from the numerous organization-specific BPM models developed a generic, conceptual BPM framework. With the intent of obtaining valuable feedback, this initial BPM framework was presented to Baldrige Award recipients (BARs) and selected academicians from across the United States who participated in the Fall Summit 2007 held at Caterpillar Financial Headquarter in Nashville, TN on October 1 and 2, 2007. Incorporating the feedback from that group allowed refining and improving the proposed BPM framework. This study developed a variant of the traditional latent semantic analysis (LSA) called causal latent semantic analysis (cLSA) that enables us to test causal models using textual data. This method was used to validate the 2008 MBNQA framework based on article abstracts on the Baldrige Award and program published in both practitioner and academic journals from 1987 to 2009. The cLSA was also used to validate the BPM framework using the full body text data from all articles published in the practitioner journal entitled the Business Performance Management Magazine since its inception in 2003. The results provide the first cLSA study of these frameworks. This is also the first study to examine all the causal relationships within the MBNQA and BPM frameworks.
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Analyzing three quality management systems in relation to the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

Worthington, Jeremiah 01 January 2005 (has links)
This paper explores different quality management systems (QMS) and correlates their value in achieving success as measured by the Malcolm Baldrige Award. The three major quality management systems were reviewed, International Organization of Standards (ISO), Total Quality Management (TQM) and Six Sigma. Quality management systems are the single most powerful tool that a company can establish to create a sucessful organization.
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Evangelists of Education: St. Philip’s Episcopal Church & Educational Activism in Post-World War II Harlem

Boyle, Jennifer January 2020 (has links)
Post-World War II public schools in Harlem, New York were segregated, under-resourced and educationally inequitable. Addressing disparities in education was of paramount importance for the socioeconomic mobility and future of the neighborhood. In an effort to understand how race, religion, community, and education intersected in this context, this dissertation answers the following research question: How did St. Philip’s, the first Black Episcopal church in the city and one of the most historic churches in Harlem, participate in education during the post-World War II period? Responding to and preventing inequities in the neighborhood, including the substandard state of the public schools, St. Philip’s served as an educational space and organizational base for the community. St. Philip’s participation accounts for the way a Black church emerged as a space for education when the public schools were foundering. The church’s ethos of education - community engagement - reframes traditional frameworks of teaching and learning beyond schoolhouse doors. During the postwar period, St. Philip’s expanded its in-house programming for Black children, youth and adults, constructing a new community youth center, where classes, tutoring, after-school activities, college counseling, career guidance, day-care, recreation and clubs were community staples. Understanding the importance of inclusivity, continuity and consistency, programming was accessible to the entire neighborhood, regardless of membership with year-round services such as summer camp and career counseling. As an organizational base, the church hosted education talks and committee meetings, facilitating a forum for the community to engage in critical conversations about the state of education. It was a safe space for transparency and troubleshooting. Concerns about education expanded beyond conversations in the church, however. St. Philip’s corresponded directly with city governance, petitioning school-makers with recommendations and demands. This dissertation broadens the traditional civil rights narrative of Black religious activism, which has the tendency to dichotomize who participated and how they participated. This polarization includes regions: North-South, religions: Christian-Muslim, figureheads: Martin Luther King, Jr.-Malcolm X, and strategies: peaceful-militant. Historians Charles Payne and Nikhil Pal Singh push back on this oversimplified interpretation as “King-centric.”* St. Philip’s educational activism foils this paradigm as a Black Episcopal institution in a northern city. St. Philip’s brings nuance to categorizations of Black churches as either being focused on the far-reaching goal of social transformation or compliant with conservative social philosophies based on respectability politics. Its participation was both radical (such as establishing educational programming at the Community youth center that was open to members and non-members alike, regardless of class, age, political or religious beliefs) and conservative (such as sitting out of the 1964 citywide school boycott, while the majority of the Black community participated). In this way, St. Philip’s educational activism in Harlem calls into question criticisms of the Black Episcopal Church that position it as elitist and accommodationist to white values and white power, hence, apathetic to the challenges facing the Black population in cities during the post-World War II period. *Nikhil Pal Singh, Black Is a Country: Race and the Unfinished Struggle for Democracy (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2004), 6; and Charles Payne, I’ve Got the Light of Freedom: The Organizing Tradition and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995), 419.

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