TY  - JOUR
AB  - Total quality management (TQM) as an integrated approach to management that represents a holistic management philosophy, rather than a series of techniques, is embedded with cultural values and assumptions that are consistent with its culture of origin. This study aims to determine the outcome of implementing TQM in a place that does not share its cultural base. A survey of 100 construction firms in Botswana found that, although the values embedded in TQM could be adopted within the organisations into which it is implemented, the cultural context of the greater society resisted some of the values. It was concluded that, for TQM to be successful in a particular cultural setting, it has to take on some of the host cultural values.
VL  - 17
IS  - 4/5
SN  - 0265-671X
DO  - 10.1108/02656710010298517
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/02656710010298517
AU  - Ngowi A.B.
PY  - 2000
Y1  - 2000/01/01
TI  - Impact of culture on the application of TQM in the construction industry in Botswana
T2  - International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 442
EP  - 452
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -