Links Between Organizational Culture and Six Sigma Practices

Fakhraddin Maroofi (), Mohammad Nazaripour () and Shahoo Maaznezhad ()
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Fakhraddin Maroofi: University of Kurdistan
Mohammad Nazaripour: University of Kurdistan
Shahoo Maaznezhad: Islamic Azad University

International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, 2012, vol. 2, issue 4, 83-101

Abstract: This study engages in the competing values framework to capture the underlying value of organizational culture. Survey data collected from 880 Iran manufacturing plants, the relationships between four culture types and three Six Sigma practices were examined via the structural equation modeling technique. The results show the differential effects of the culture types on the implementation of Six Sigma practices. The implications of the links between different cultures and different Six Sigma practices are discussed. The advantage of each culture type should help managers achieve effective implementation of Six Sigma practices from a whole perspective of quality management and culture.

Keywords: Six Sigma; Total quality management; Organizational culture; Iran; organizational culture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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