A Qualitative Exploratory Study of The Mediating Role of Individual Commitment to Change in The Relationship Between Organisational Culture and TQM Implementation

Rami Djebarni, Mohamed Haffar, L Farquharson, Wafi Al-Karaghouli, G Gbadamosi

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    Abstract

    This paper contributes to the total quality management (TQM) literature by focusing on the mediating role of individual commitment to change (ICC) as opposed to advancing
    propositions about direct influence of organisational culture (OC) on TQM implementation. From the existing literature, a preliminary framework and a series of hypotheses of ICCTQM-OC
    relationships were developed. Although the research design involves two stages, only the outcomes of the first exploratory stage, which has been completed, presented in this paper. The exploratory stage took the form of 16 in-depth interviews with academics and managers in Algerian manufacturing organisations. The findings of in-depth interviews highlighted the need to focus on one component of the three ICC components namely individual affective commitment to charge. Thus, the preliminary framework has been amended by removing the other two variables of ICC (normative and continuance commitment). Consequently, few initial sub-hypotheses related to the latter variables were deleted.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationBAM2015 Conference Proceedings
    PublisherBritish Academy of Management
    ISBN (Print)978-0-9549608-8-9
    Publication statusPublished - 2015
    EventBritish Academy of Management Conference 2015: The Value of Pluralism in advancing management research, education and practice - University of portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
    Duration: 8 Sept 201510 Sept 2015
    Conference number: 29

    Conference

    ConferenceBritish Academy of Management Conference 2015
    Abbreviated titleBAM2015
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    CityPortsmouth
    Period8/09/1510/09/15

    Keywords

    • organisational culture
    • individual commitment to change
    • Total Quality Management
    • Algeria

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