2003
DOI: 10.1108/09544780310487712
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The case for ISO 9000

Abstract: Summarizes the arguments for and against the ISO 9000 standard and examines the perceived advantages and disadvantages of implementing it. Reports the results of a survey of over 100 quality managers/representatives of ISO 9000‐certified organizations in the service and manufacturing sectors of UK industry. Too many ISO 9000 surveys in the past have sought the opinions of organizational managers who have had little or no operational experience of the standard on a day‐to‐day basis. This paper aims to redress t… Show more

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“…There are also many reviews of the literature in this area (e.g. Douglas et al, 2003;Oke and Charles-Owaba, 2007;Zeng et al, 2007). However, it would be interesting to review the literature in respect to the differences between the 1994 and the 2000 versions of ISO 9000.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…There are also many reviews of the literature in this area (e.g. Douglas et al, 2003;Oke and Charles-Owaba, 2007;Zeng et al, 2007). However, it would be interesting to review the literature in respect to the differences between the 1994 and the 2000 versions of ISO 9000.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, from the beginning ISO 9000 generated contradictory opinions and assessments, and there was a general confusion and uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of the standard and its long-term contribution to the organisations (Douglas et al, 2003;Larsen and Häversjö, 2001;Stevenson and Barnes, 2001). …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Como ejemplo, podemos citar los estudios que encuentran que la certifi cación tiene poco impacto sobre la actitud y la conducta de los empleados (Van der Wiele, 2005), o sobre su satisfacción (Brown, 1998;Douglas, 2003); sin embargo, Casadesus y Karapetrovic (2005) obtienen, en una muestra de 339 compañías catalanas, un impacto positivo sobre la satisfacción de los empleados, y la salud y la seguridad en el trabajo (60 %). No obstante, sólo el 50 % de las compañías indican una mejora en la participación del personal en el trabajo en grupo y únicamente el 40 % señalan que se incrementa la satisfacción en el trabajo.…”
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“…Douglas (2003), en un estudio sobre 104 compañías del Reino Unido, indican que son mayoría los gestores que señalan que no existe una mejora; sin embargo, Feng y otros (2008) en una muestra realizada en 613 compañías de Australia y Nueva Zelanda, encuentran una relación positiva entre la certifi cación y la mejora de las actividades operativas.…”
Section: Discusión Y Conclusionesunclassified