Author(s)/year of study

TQM practices

Hassan & Kerr, 2003

Top management, customer satisfaction, employee involvement, quality cost, service design.

Psychogios & Priporas, 2007

Total employee involvement, continuous improvement, continuous training, teamwork empowerment, top-management commitment and support, democratic management style, customer/citizen satisfaction, culture change

Singh et al., 2018

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

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

Pino, 2008

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

Brah et al., 2000

Top management support, customer focus, employee involvement, employee training, employee empowerment, supplier quality management, process improvement, service design, quality improvement, benchmarking, cleanliness and organization.

Prajogo, 2005

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

Samat et al., 2006

Management support and commitment, employee involvement, employee empowerment, information and communication, training and education, customer focus, continuous improvement.

Talib et al., 2011

Top management commitment, customer focus and satisfaction, continuous improvement and innovation, human resource management, training and education, employment involvement, benchmarking, quality culture, supplier management

Black & Porter, 1996

People and customer management, supplier partnerships, communication of improvement information, customer satisfaction orientation, external interface management, teamwork, operational quality planning, quality improvement measurement systems, corporate quality culture.

Sureshchandar et al., 2002

Top management commitment, human resource management, technical system, information and analysis system, benchmarking, continuous improvement, customer focus, employee satisfaction, union intervention, social responsibility, service culture.

Antony et al., 2002

Management commitment, role of the quality department, training and education, employee involvement, continuous improvement, supplier partnership, product/service design, quality policies, quality data and reporting, communication to improve quality, and customer satisfaction orientation.