Quality management and manufacturing strategies in China

Abdullah, A. (1992), “Manufacturing strategy priorities, manufacturing structure, and business performance: an empirical study investigating companies in Saudi Arabia”, doctoral dissertation, Department of Management, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.

Ahire, S.L., Golhar, Y.D. and Waller, M.A. (1996), “Development and validation of TQM implementation constructs”, Decision Sciences, Vol. 27 No. 1, pp. 23‐56.

Ahire, S.L., Landeros, R. and Golhar, Y.D. (1995), “Total quality management: a literature review and an agenda for future research”, Production and Operation Management, Vol. 4 No. 3, pp. 277‐306.

Anderson, J.C., Rungtusanatham, M. and Shroeder, R.G. (1994), “A theory of quality management underlying the Deming management method”, Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 446‐71.

Black, S.A. and Porter, L.J. (1996), “Identification of the critical factors of TQM”, Decision Sciences, Vol. 27 No. 1, pp. 1‐ 21.

Chron, N.H. (1991), “Total quality management: panacea or pitfall?”, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Vol. 21 No. 8, pp. 31‐5.

Cleveland, G., Schroeder, R. and Anderson, J. (1989), “A theory of production competence”, Decision Sciences, Vol. 20, pp. 655‐68.

Dean, J.W. Jr and Bowen, D.E. (1994), “Management theory and total quality: improving research and practice through theory development”, Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 392‐418.

Droge, C., Vickery, S. and Markland, R.E. (1994), “Sources and outcomes of competitive advantage: an exploratory study in the furniture industry”, Decision Sciences, Vol. 25, pp. 669‐89.

Emery, C.R., Summers, T.P. and Sura, J.G. (1996), “The role of organizational climate in the implementation of total quality management”, Journal of Managerial Issues, Vol. 8 No. 4, pp. 484‐96.

Greene, R.T. (1993), Global Quality, Irwin, ASQC Quality Press/Business One.

Gunn, T. (1987), Manufacturing for Competitive Advantage: Becoming a World Class Manufacturer, Ballinger, Cambridge, MA.

Hayes, R. and Wheelwright, S. (1984), Restoring our Competitive Edge, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY.

Hill, T. (1991), Manufacturing Strategy, 2nd ed., Macmillan, Basingstoke.

Kim, J.S. and Arnold, P. (1993), “Manufacturing competence and business performance: a framework and empirical analysis”, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 13, pp. 4‐25.

Kotha, S. and Orne, D. (1989), “Generic manufacturing strategies: a conceptual synthesis”, Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 10, pp. 211‐31.

Krishnan, R., Shani, A.B., Grant, R.M. and Baer, R. (1993), “In search of quality improvement: problems of design and implementation”, Academy of Management Executive, Vol. 7 No. 4, pp. 7‐20.

Lee, C.Y. and Crouch, H.L. (1996), “Quality management in Korea: an empirical investigation”, Proceedings of Pan‐Pacific Conference XIII, pp. 144‐6.

Lee, C.Y. and Yu, Q. (1997), “Quality management in China”, Proceedings of 1997 Midwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, pp. 212‐14.

Lee, C.Y. and Zhou, X. (1998a), “Relationship between strategic types and quality implementation: an exploratory study in Korea and Hong Kong”, Proceedings of Pan‐Pacific Conference XV, Seoul, pp. 24‐5

Lee, C.Y. and Zhou, X. (1998b), “A comparative study of manufacturing strategy and its impact on business performance between Korean and Japanese electronics industries”, Proceedings of the 1998 Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, November 21‐24, p. 580.

Lee, C.Y. and Zhou, X. (1999), “A comparative study of manufacturing strategies and business performance between TQM and non‐TQM firms: a case in the Korean electronics industry”, Proceedings of the 1999 Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Miller, T. and Roth, A. (1988), “Manufacturing summary of the 1987 North American manufacturing futures survey”, Operations Management Review, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 8‐20.

Obert, T.L. and Spencer, B.A. (1996), “An exploratory study of the link between strategic types and quality implementation”, Journal of Business Strategies, Vol. 13, pp. 89‐106.

Ralston, D., Gustafson, D., Cheung, F. and Terpstra, R. (1993), “Differences in managerial values: a study of US, Hong Kong and PRC managers”, International Business Studies, 1993 Second Quarter, pp. 249‐75.

Roth, A. and Miller, J. (1990), “Manufacturing strategy, manufacturing strength, managerial success, and economic outcomes”, In Ettlie, J.E., Burstein, M.C. and Feigenbaum, A. (Eds), Manufacturing Strategy, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, MA, pp. 97‐108.

Saraph, J. and Lahr, T. (1990), “Development of manufacturing strategy: a proven process”, in Ettlie, J.E., Burstein, M.C. and Fiegenbaum, A. (Eds), Manufacturing Strategy, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, MA, pp. 3‐14.

Saraph, J.V., Schroeder, R.G. and Benson, P.G. (1988), “An investigation of the relationships between organizational quality context and actual and ideal quality management”, Working Paper, University of Minnesota, MI.

Schroeder, R., Anderson, J. and Cleveland, G. (1986), “The content of manufacturing strategy: an empirical study”, Journal of Operation Management, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 810‐29.

Shetty, Y.K. (1993), “The quest for quality excellence: lessons from the Malcolm Baldrige quality award”, SAM Advanced Management Journal, Vol. 58, pp. 34‐40.

Spitzer, R.D. (1993), “TQM: the only source of sustainable competitive advantage”, Quality Progress, June, pp. 59‐64.

Stephens, K.S. (1989), “China’s emerging quality emphasis”, Quality Progress, December, pp. 56‐61.

Swamidass, P. (1986), “Manufacturing strategy: its assessment and practice”, Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 471‐84.

Swamidass, P. and Newell, W. (1987), “Manufacturing strategy, environmental uncertainty and performance: a path analytic model”, Management Science, Vol. 33 No. 4, pp. 509‐24.

Vickery, S., Droge, C. and Markland, R. (1992), “The contribution of manufacturing to business performance: an empirical study of the furniture industry”, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the 1992 Decision Science Institute, Atlanta, GA, pp. 1380‐2.

Ward, R., Koengleong, G. and Snyder, D. (1990), “Manufacturing strategy: an overview of current process and content models”, in Ettlie, J.E., Burstein, M.C. and Fiegenbaum, A. (Eds), Manufacturing Strategy, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, MA, pp. 198‐9.

Zhao, X.D., Young, S.T. and Zhang, J.C. (1995), “A survey of quality issues among Chinese executives and workers”, Production and Inventory Management Journal, First Quarter 1995, pp. 44‐8.