The Importance of Integrating Quality Practices in to Strategic Management: Case Study on Ayka Addis Textile and Investment Group
| dc.contributor.advisor | Bekele, Teshome (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kepa, Baldada | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-25T14:21:10Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-04T09:04:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-25T14:21:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-04T09:04:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | It is obvious that quality tools are needed because intense global competition, changing customer needs and the changing business environment has forced many organizations to examine their organizational goals and to re-evaluate how to meet these challenges. This extreme global competition has forced many organizations to develop action plans to respond to an increasingly competitive market. One such action plan identified was the integration of quality practices and principles with strategic planning of the industry. The research investigates the importance and usefulness of integrating quality practices in the strategic management process of organizations. The main objective of the research is to explore and present the integration of quality practices into the strategic management process of organizations in the Ayka Addis Textile and Investment Group. Selected quality practices such as TQM, SQM, ISO 9001:2000, Hoshin Kanri and Six -Sigma are identified. These practices are integrating with the strategic management processes of the organizations and empirically tested. The empirical data were obtained from a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods and the model which is regression analysis and correlation to test the validity, significance and the relationship between the selected variables. The conceptual framework used the variables on quality practices and their integration with strategic planning. The result of this study indicates that there is an integration of quality practices in to strategic management process. Key words: quality practices, strategic management, Ayka Addis Textile and Investment group | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/13250 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | quality practices | en_US |
| dc.subject | strategic management | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ayka Addis Textile and Investment group | en_US |
| dc.title | The Importance of Integrating Quality Practices in to Strategic Management: Case Study on Ayka Addis Textile and Investment Group | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |