IMPACT OF TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND WORK CONTEXT ON ATTITUDES TOWARD SUPERVISOR
- 1 March 1997
- journal article
- Published by Emerald in The International Journal of Organizational Analysis
- Vol. 5 (3), 291-301
- https://doi.org/10.1108/eb028871
Abstract
This case study, set in Central America, showed that total quality management training improved attitudes toward supervisors. It further demonstrated that working together within a production unit with a focus on data based problem solving lead to better attitudes held by subordinates of supervisors than if the relationship were purely hierarchical. Middle managers who related to their superiors in a primarily hierarchical manner had less favorable views of their superiors.Keywords
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