ISO 9000 and beyond: from a Hong Kong construction perspective

Mohan Kumaraswamy and Sunil Dissanayaka

Construction Management and Economics, 2000, vol. 18, issue 7, 783-796

Abstract: Client driven 'pushes' for ISO 9000 certification in Hong Kong are observed to have overtaken any spontaneous 'pull factors' (motivators) towards quality improvements 'for their own sake'. For example, the need for ISO 9000 certification as a prerequisite for even being considered for public sector construction works appears to have distracted some organizations from a more comprehensive organization-specific development of their quality management systems. Both positive (beneficial) and negative (detrimental) outcomes from ISO 9000 certification, as observed from relevant previous studies, are summarized herein. These provide a useful background against which to present perceptions derived from the current study in Hong Kong construction. The target groups were predominantly from consultants in the initial survey and all from contractors in the second and more comprehensive survey. The more significant positive and negative outcomes from ISO 9000 certification as derived from the two current surveys are identified. Recommendations are made for realigned approaches to ISO 9000 certification and for seamless integration with other quality management approaches such as TQM, as well as with other management subsystems, such as for productivity improvement and dispute minimization.

Keywords: Hong Kong Integration Iso 9000 Tqm Quality Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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