Total Quality Management Boosters and Blockers in a Humanitarian Setting: An Exploratory Investigation

Ali Bassam Mahmoud, Mayssa Alatrash, Leonora Fuxman, Abdelrhman Ahmad Meero and Eiad Yafi

SAGE Open, 2019, vol. 9, issue 2, 2158244019841919

Abstract: Utilizing qualitative techniques, this research is aimed at investigating total quality management (TQM) implementation practices within a humanitarian setting. The extensive survey instrument of professionals working for the United Nations (UN) organizations operating in the Middle East is used to reveal TQM use within international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) that provide humanitarian relief. With the goal of helping organizations to address anticipated difficulties in implementing TQM practices that improve performance of humanitarian interventions, this study identifies and examines the boosters and blockers of successful implementation of the TQM practices. The most prominent themes that were identified relate to availability of funding, management commitment to quality, partnerships and communication channels, and knowledge sharing .

Keywords: total quality management; thematic analysis; nongovernmental organization; humanitarian setting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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