The Effectiveness of Quality Efforts in the Portuguese Business Culture: An Empirica Investigation
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2003
Description
This study empirically examines the impact of quality effort orientation on the financial performance of certified Portuguese firms. The results of factor analysis revealed four quality efforts orientation factors. The results of cluster analysis revealed the existence of three distinct groups of firms with regard to quality efforts orientation and performance. The analysis of variance results revealed that firms with a quality efforts orientation focusing on the customer tends to outperform firms utilising other quality efforts orientation with regard to net profit after taxes.
Citation Information
Correia, Elisabete; Lisboa, João; and Yasin, Mahmoud. 2003. The Effectiveness of Quality Efforts in the Portuguese Business Culture: An Empirica Investigation. Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal. Vol.10(2). 24-36. https://doi.org/10.1108/13527600310797577 ISSN: 1352-7606