Supply chain management (SCM) and total quality management (TQM) represent two parallel approaches to improving organizational performance. Previous studies have analyzed the SCM features impacting organizational performance independently of the design of TQM practices. Similarly, the recent...

This study explores the impact of cybersecurity practices on supply chain performance in the Jordanian banking sector. A survey was used to obtain data from managers and customers. Data from 40 managers' and 250 digital banking customers' surveys were collected, of which 220 were valid to be...

People in many parts of North Macedonia are exposed to more toxic particulate matter air pollution than their neighbors in Western Europe. The burning of solid fuels for heating in homes and other buildings is a main driver of high ambient concentrations of particulate matter air pollution,...

People in many parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are exposed to more toxic particulate matter (PM) air pollution than their neighbors in Western Europe. This is especially true for residents in urban areas, such as Sarajevo. The burning of solid fuels - often of poor quality - for domestic...

The European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer offers a person-centred quality assurance scheme (the European QA scheme) alongside the European evidence-based guidelines. This initiative aims to support healthcare providers and screening programme organisers, as well as policymakers and...

The European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer offers a person-centred quality assurance scheme (the European QA scheme) alongside the European evidence-based guidelines. This initiative aims to support healthcare providers and screening programme organisers, as well as policymakers and...

Innovation is the adaptation of management systems to the changing conditions of the environment and is a key factor for organizations survival and growth. The objective of the study was to examine the efect of total quality management practices on innovation. The researcher employed a...

Walter Andrew Shewhart is regarded as the founder of Statistical Quality Control (SQC), an approach to production inspection based on the application of statistical theory. He developed SQC in the 1920s while working at Bell Telephone Laboratories. During this period, he was tasked with training...

This study investigates how strategic innovation influences operational quality, focusing on the mediating effects of transformational and transactional leadership, as well as process innovation, within manufacturing organizations in Colombia. It employs structural equation modeling to analyze...

Die Einführung der Unternehmensgruppe als eigene Einheit im statistischen Unternehmensregister ermöglicht es, Unternehmensgruppen präziser darzustellen. Um dabei die Qualität zu sichern, wurde die "Manuelle Unternehmensgruppenbearbeitung" eingeführt, die die Strukturen dieser Gruppen...

Official passenger transport statistics provide information on the development and structure of public passenger transport. They are based on data from transport enterprises. Due to structural changes, however, it has become increasingly difficult for these enterprises to report reliable and...

Der Beitrag stellt ausgewählte Auswertungen zu Unternehmensgruppen im statistischen Unternehmensregister dar und beschreibt anhand dieser verschiedene methodische Ansätze zur Erfassung ihrer Strukturen. Mit dem vor Kurzem erfolgten Ausbau der Datenbank des Unternehmensregisters für die...

Die Einführung der Unternehmensgruppe als eigene Einheit im statistischen Unternehmensregister ermöglicht es, Unternehmensgruppen präziser darzustellen. Um dabei die Qualität zu sichern, wurde die "Manuelle Unternehmensgruppenbearbeitung" eingeführt, die die Strukturen dieser Gruppen...

This study aims to investigate the application of risk analysis techniques in the medical device industry and the techniques most utilised to address compliance with ISO 14971:2019 with a view to assessing the challenges of risk management. Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) and its limitations...

Engaging teaching has emerged as a key approach to fostering children's socio-emotional and cognitive skills. This policy note draws on findings of a recent comparative study on the LEGO Foundation's Engage, formerly known as Playful Learning Across the Years (PLAY)1, classroom observation tool,...

In this article, we evaluate the relationship between quality investing combined with Economic Moat, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and analyst opinions over the period 2014-2020 based on a data set comprising 803 US stocks. Performance is evaluated using several metrics (returns and...

Der Beitrag stellt ausgewählte Auswertungen zu Unternehmensgruppen im statistischen Unternehmensregister dar und beschreibt anhand dieser verschiedene methodische Ansätze zur Erfassung ihrer Strukturen. Mit dem vor Kurzem erfolgten Ausbau der Datenbank des Unternehmensregisters für die...

Die Large Cases Unit (LCU) der Statistischen Ämter des Bundes und der Länder hat im Jahr 2020 ihre Arbeit aufgenommen. Sie untersucht seitdem große multinationale Unternehmensgruppen und ihre Untergliederungen auf Kohärenz der in der amtlichen Statistik vorliegenden Daten. Einbezogen in die...

Teacher education and development in the Philippines face serious challenges, including underperforming teacher education institutions (TEIs), inadequate and often misguided professional development systems, and an unclear career progression track. A particular concern grows with the...

As part of the reforms introduced following the first Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM) in 1994, the Teacher Education Council (TEC) was tasked with identifying and establishing Centers of Excellence (COEs) in teacher education in the Philippines, before it was relegated to the...

Sustainable product development requires integrating eco- and open innovation. Traditional Design Thinking (DT), while effective for iterative product improvement, often lacks the capability to address environmental considerations comprehensively, necessitating new approaches to balance consumer...

This study investigates the mediating roles of technology usage, service quality, transportation time, and product condition in the relationship between cost and customer satisfaction in the online retail logistics sector. Data were collected from 316 online sellers in Thailand, and the PROCESS...

The objective of this technical note is to inform the governments of Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, and Romania about ongoing efforts and opportunities to strengthen AQM governance to achieve better air quality in these countries. To this end, the note develops a framework by which to assess...

In the broader context of quality management, testing and calibration laboratories are increasingly adopting ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation as a key benchmark for achieving operational excellence. This management system standard outlines the essential requirements laboratories must meet to...

Corporate online sales data are embedded with high informational value. Focusing on auditors who are concerned about information quality, this paper systematically tests the governance effect of releasing third-party online sales data on audit quality. Using the first aggregate release of online...

Despite growing evidence of gender disparities in healthcare utilization and health outcomes, there is a lack of understanding of what may drive such differences. We present novel evidence on the impact of physician-patient gender match on healthcare quality using the standardized patients (SPs)...

There is a lack of understanding of what may drive gender disparities in healthcare utilization and outcomes. We present novel evidence on the impact of physician-patient gender match on healthcare quality using standardized patients (SPs) in an experiment, and collected interactions between SPs...

Postal services have re-emerged across numerous emerging economies worldwide as essential logistics providers, harnessing their vast coverage and dependability in the face of expanding e-commerce platforms and technological innovations. This study investigates India Post, one of the largest...

The tourism and hospitality sector are a key driver of Sub-Saharan Africa's economic growth, and a major source of foreign reserves and jobs: the sector has the potential to add 168 billion dollars in domestic revenue and foreign exchange, to strengthen supply chains, and to create over 18...

We estimate the impact of international standards certification on the export performance of firms in a developing economy using a unique panel data from Pakistan's textile and apparel sector. To address endogeneity, we implement a novel instrumental variable strategy that leverages the...

Standards play a significant role in the semiconductor industry. However, few scholars have focused on gaining a better understanding of standardization in this industry. This study examines a specific aspect of standardization: the adoption of quality standards by companies in The Netherlands'...

Previous research on platform ecosystems has mainly focused on the relationships between users, complementors, and platform owners. However, the growing presence of agencies within platform-based markets has received little attention. Complementors are affiliated with an agency or work...