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The impact of implementing total quality management on organisational structure

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  • Zahra Aghasizadeh
  • Mohammad Aghdassi
  • Bakhtiar Ostadi

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This study is an investigation of the effect of implementing total quality management (TQM) on organisational structure based on the plan–do–check–act cycle. By accomplishing a questionnaire, information elicited from quality experts working in various organisations. The results of statistical analysis (descriptive statistics, paired t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient) showed a strong and meaningful relationship between the level of informal components (trust-based relationship, externally oriented interactive relationship and emotionally inclusive relationship) and the implementation of TQM. Actually, TQM could increase the level of these components. On the other hand, formal components, the level of centralisation and the complexity of structure decreases and the level of formalisation remained unchanged. The results specified that departmentalisation is more process-oriented. Therefore, the implementation of TQM focuses on a simultaneous attention to formal and informal components of structure. The research findings will provide managers an opportunity to make decision and apply TQM to their own organisations.

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  • Zahra Aghasizadeh & Mohammad Aghdassi & Bakhtiar Ostadi, 2012. "The impact of implementing total quality management on organisational structure," International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 9(4), pages 472-485.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijpqma:v:9:y:2012:i:4:p:472-485
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