REASONS FOR ISOO CERTIFICATION | Level of importance | ||||||
No at all | low | moderate | high | Very high | mean | standard deviation | |
To improve business performance | 0 | 0 | 22 | 46 | 69 | 4.48 | 1.066 |
To boost company performance | 0 | 3 | 25 | 52 | 57 | 4.33 | 1.131 |
To attract customers as they tend to follow certified firms, products and services | 4 | 4 | 18 | 49 | 62 | 4.31 | 1.249 |
For continual survival | 1 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 66 | 4.29 | 1.251 |
To improve quality culture | 1 | 4 | 31 | 41 | 60 | 4.27 | 1.212 |
To improve workmanship and productivity | 0 | 0 | 32 | 56 | 49 | 4.26 | 1.106 |
To increase competitiveness | 1 | 11 | 21 | 42 | 62 | 4.26 | 1.273 |
To increase awareness of quality in the firm | 2 | 10 | 22 | 50 | 53 | 4.18 | 1.278 |
As a starting point to implement total quality management | 0 | 10 | 19 | 66 | 42 | 4.16 | 1.187 |
To motivate workers | 4 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 41 | 4.04 | 1.322 |
To increase profits | 6 | 2 | 44 | 47 | 38 | 3.94 | 1.319 |