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A study of the effect of quality and productivity improvement practices on company performance in selected China industries.

Chang Yir Lirng. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 97-102). / Abstract also in Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.iv / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.v / LIST OF TABLES --- p.ix / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.xi / CHAPTER / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter II. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.6 / Chapter II. 1 --- Definition of Terms --- p.6 / Chapter II. 1.1 --- Definition of Quality --- p.6 / Chapter II. 1.2 --- Definition of Total Quality Management --- p.8 / Chapter II.2 --- Long-term Quality Strategic Planning --- p.8 / Chapter II.3 --- Quality Management in China --- p.9 / Chapter II.4 --- Quality and Financial Performance --- p.11 / Chapter II.5 --- "Comparison of Quality Management Approaches of Deming, Juran, and Crosby" --- p.13 / Chapter II.5.1 --- Edward Deming's Approach --- p.13 / Chapter II.5.2 --- Joseph Juran's Approach --- p.14 / Chapter II.5.3 --- Philip Crosby's Approach --- p.15 / Chapter II.5.4 --- Comparison of Quality Management Approaches --- p.16 / Chapter II.6 --- Evaluation of Quality Management Frameworks --- p.18 / Chapter II.6.1 --- International Quality Standards --- p.18 / Chapter II.6.2 --- The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award --- p.20 / Chapter III. --- "RESEARCH QUESTION, CONCEPTUAL CONSTRUCT AND RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS" / Chapter III. 1 --- Research Question --- p.21 / Chapter III.2 --- Research Hypothesis --- p.22 / Chapter IV. --- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY / Chapter IV.1 --- Research Design --- p.25 / Chapter IV.2 --- Conceptual Constructs --- p.26 / Chapter VI.3 --- Questionnaire Design --- p.28 / Chapter IV.3.1 --- Identification and Selection of Measurement Items in the Questionnaire --- p.28 / Chapter IV.3.2 --- Independent Variables --- p.28 / Chapter IV.3.3 --- Dependent Variables --- p.30 / Chapter IV.3.4 --- Measurement Method --- p.31 / Chapter VI.3.4 --- Translation --- p.32 / Chapter VI.4 --- Construction of measurement items for constructs of Quality Management --- p.33 / Chapter VI.5 --- Data Collection --- p.39 / Chapter V. --- HIGHLIGHT OF FINDINGS / Chapter V.1 --- Respondent Characteristics --- p.41 / Chapter V.2 --- Company Demographics --- p.44 / Chapter V.2.1 --- Company Size --- p.44 / Chapter V.2.2 --- Employees Turnover Rate --- p.45 / Chapter V.2.3 --- Company Sales Last Year --- p.45 / Chapter V.2.4 --- Number of Years Established --- p.46 / Chapter V.2.5 --- Employees Involved in Quality Improvement Activities --- p.46 / Chapter V.2.6 --- Other Company Information --- p.46 / Chapter V.2.7 --- Customer Perception of Company Performance --- p.49 / Chapter V.3 --- Quality Performance --- p.51 / Chapter V.3.1 --- Percent of Items Defective --- p.52 / Chapter V.3.2 --- Internal Waste and Scrap(%) --- p.52 / Chapter V.3.3 --- Returns and warranty --- p.52 / Chapter V.3.4 --- Rework costs --- p.53 / Chapter V.3.5 --- Training and development expenditures --- p.53 / Chapter V.4 --- Financial Performance --- p.54 / Chapter V.4.1 --- Last year's net profit --- p.54 / Chapter V.4.2 --- Last year's return on assets(ROA) --- p.55 / Chapter V.4.3 --- Past three years' return on assets(ROA) --- p.55 / Chapter V.4.4 --- Past three years' sales growth/decline --- p.55 / Chapter V.5 --- Quality Improvement Techniques --- p.56 / Chapter V.5.1 --- Formal Approach to Quality Improvement --- p.56 / Chapter V.5.2 --- Separate Quality Department --- p.58 / Chapter V.5.3 --- ISO 9000 Certification --- p.58 / Chapter V.5.4 --- Application of Quality Improvement Techniques --- p.60 / Chapter V.5.5 --- Quality Improvement - Understand and Specify Customer Requirements --- p.64 / Chapter V.6 --- Productivity Improvement Techniques --- p.66 / Application Of Productivity Improvement Techniques --- p.71 / Chapter VI. --- STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION / Chapter VI.1 --- Analysis of Construct Reliability --- p.73 / Chapter VI.2 --- Analysis of Validity --- p.73 / Chapter VI.2.1 --- Content Validity --- p.73 / Chapter VI.2.2 --- Construct Validity --- p.74 / Chapter VI.3 --- The Regression Model --- p.75 / Chapter VI.4 --- Quality Performance --- p.76 / Chapter VI.4.1 --- Items defective --- p.79 / Chapter VI.4.2 --- Waste and damage as % of sales --- p.80 / Chapter VI.4.3 --- Returns and warranty --- p.80 / Chapter VI.4.4 --- Inspection cost --- p.81 / Chapter VI.4.5 --- Rework --- p.82 / Chapter VI.5 --- Operating Performance --- p.83 / Net profit as % of sales --- p.83 / Chapter VI.6 --- Financial Performance --- p.87 / Chapter VI.6.1 --- Last year's net profit as % of asset --- p.90 / Chapter VI.6.2 --- Sales growth in last year --- p.91 / Chapter VI.6.3 --- Sales growth in past three years --- p.91 / Chapter VII. --- CONCLUSION --- p.93 / Chapter VII.l --- Conclusion --- p.96 / Chapter VII.2 --- Limitation --- p.96 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.97 / APPENDIX --- p.103

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322306
Date January 1998
ContributorsChang, Yir Lirng., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Business Administration.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xii, 102 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, China, China
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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