Identification of A Set of Appropriate Critical Success Factors for Successful TQM Implementation in Construction, and Other Industries

Behnam Neyestani and Joseph Berlin P. Juanzon

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Abstract: Total quality management (TQM) is a management philosophy that emphasizes on non-stop quality improvement within all aspects of the organizations. Its main aims are to satisfy customers and survive in the market. Thus, it is very vital to specify the factors that cause implementing TQM successfully. Specially, the identification of the TQM critical success factors (CSFs) is more important in the construction firms than other industries, because the majority of construction organizations are confusing related to TQM CSFs, and often they do not develop a proper framework with right and essential factors for TQM implementation. Numerous studies showed construction companies usually fail to implement TQM and achieve performance excellence at project and enterprise levels. The main purpose of this study is to determine these factors as critical success factors of TQM implementation in construction industry. For this aim, the study carried out an extensive literature review to specify the most frequently used CSFs from TQM frameworks of 37 empirical studies in different industries, in order to propose a set of appropriate TQM CSFs. So, Pareto analysis was employed to analyze comprehensively the 37 TQM frameworks. Finally, the findings of this study revealed the seven CSFs, which are as most vital elements in developing an effective model for successful TQM implementation in construction industry.

Keywords: TQM; CSFs; Implementation; Framework; Construction Industry. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L74 M11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-11-30
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Published in International Journal of Advanced Research 11.4(2016): pp. 1581-1591

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