Abstract

The principal aim of this study is to determine the impact of ISO/TS16949 efforts on total quality management (TQM) and the ISO/TS16949 efforts relationship in Malaysian automotive industry. A survey method was employed to collect data using English version for Malaysian respondents. Exploratory factor analysis and reliability analysis empirically verified and validated the underlying items of TQM, ISO/TS16949 and organizational performance. Structural equation modeling was employed to test the proposed model. Data analysis revealed that TQM implementations have a strong and positive impact on organizational performance through direct relationship as well as through a mediating role of ISO/TS16949 efforts. From the research findings, it is viable to recommend that ISO/TS16949 should be incorporated with philosophy and methods of TQM to achieve better performance. This study proved to be valuable to academic researchers as well as automotive practitioners. It systematically analyzes the mediating effect of ISO/TS16949 efforts on TQM and organizational performance relationship.

Details

Title
Causal Analysis of ISO/TS16949 Efforts in Automotive Industry
Author
Zakuan, Norhayati 1 ; Mohd Shoki Md Ariff 1 ; Alifiah, Mohd Norfian 1 ; Shari Mohd Yusof 2 ; Muhamad Zameri Mat Saman 2 

 Faculty of Management, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia 
 Faculty of Mechanical, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia 
Publication year
2014
Publication date
Jun 2014
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17578981
e-ISSN
1757899X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2564176231
Copyright
© 2014. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.