This paper reports on the research findings of a study conducted on a sample of 110 Slovenian companies examining the use of TQM tools and approaches supporting systematic implementation of quality improvement process. The sample of Slovenian companies has been composed from the three subgroups: “top companies" (based on their financial performance), a randomly chosen “control group” and applicants for the national quality award - Slovenian Business Excellence Prize (SBEP). Multivariate analysis has been used for the study of the main features and differences of the sample and its subgroups. The results show significantly better results for SBEP group as compared to other subgroups studied in the research.
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COBISS.SI-ID: 6964499A virtual organisation is a network of legally independent organisations and/or individuals that produces products and/or services based on a common business understanding. The characteristics of today’s new, virtual organisation forms are that they are dynamic, networked, distributed, flexible, collaborative and innovative, and driven by information technology. Yet the challenge is to scientifically determine which organisation as a subject employs a virtual form and which not. In this paper we present all published virtual organisation models that are publicly available in world literature. As none of the available models proved to be applicable for the research into virtual organisations is not adequate we propose, a new model for assessing an organisation’s virtuality.
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COBISS.SI-ID: 20116454The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role that sustainable quality management (SQM) can play in achieving higher organizational performance. Specifically, this paper intends to conceptualize the SQM and deepen the understanding if the adoption of SQM significantly affects the organizational performance. This analysis accounted for approximately 74% of the variance in non-financial organizational performance and approximately 46% of the variance in financial organizational performance, with two main predictors: Top management commitment and employee support.
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