Author(s)/year of study

TQM practices

Talib & Rahman, 2012

Top management commitment, customer focus and satisfaction, training and education, human resource management, supplier management, process management, employee involvement, quality systems, quality information and performance measurement.

Zhang et al., 2000

Top management commitment, process improvement, product design, training and development, supplier relationship management, customer satisfaction, employee empowerment, employee involvement, information and analysis, quality citizenship.

Prajogo & Sohal, 2003

Leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, information and analysis, people management, process management, product quality, product innovation, process innovation.

Singh et al., 2018

Organizational leadership, customer satisfaction, human resource focus, strategic planning and development, supplier quality management, satisfaction results, business results.

Agus & Abdullah, 2000

Executive commitment, customer focus, supplier relations, quality training, employee focus, quality measurement

Quek & Yusof, 2003

Management leadership, continuous improvement, customer satisfaction, improvement tools and techniques, supplier quality management, employee participation, education and training, work environment.

Zakuan et al., 2010

Quality leadership, customer focus and satisfaction, quality information and analysis, human resource development, strategic planning management, supplier quality management, quality results, quality assurance.

Huq & Stolen, 1998

Mission statement, customer focus, management commitment, worker empowerment, communications, performance appraisal system, statistical evidence of quality, familiarity with TQM, measures of costs, causes of quality, continual improvement, problem solving approach, education and training, supplier development, quality improvement.

Kumar et al., 2011

Management commitment, customer satisfaction, continuous improvement, teamwork, employee’s empowerment, training, feedback, and effective communication.

Chin et al., 2002

Customer focus, leadership, design quality, speed and prevention, people participation and partnership, strategic quality planning, continuous improvement, fact-based management

Pino, 2008

Management commitment, customer focus, supplier management, employee training, employee empowerment, employee involvement, information and analysis, product and service design.

Hassan et al., 2012

Top management commitment, employee involvement, customer focus, fact-based management, incentive and recognition system process, monitoring and control, continuous improvement.

Prajogo, 2005

Leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, information and analysis, people management, process management, and product quality.

Talib et al., 2011

Top management commitment, customer focus and satisfaction, supplier management, training and education, human resource management, process management, quality systems, employee involvement, quality information and performance measurement.

Feng et al., 2006

Leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, information and analysis, people management, process management, product quality, product innovation.

Ahire et al., 1996

Top management commitment, customer focus, employee training, benchmarking, internal quality, employee empowerment, employee involvement, design quality, product quality, supplier management, information and analysis.