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Total Quality Management & Business Excellence Volume 20, 2009 - Issue 6
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Continuous improvement of performance measurement by TQM adopters

Uma Kumar Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Vinod Kumar Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
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Danuta de Grosbois Department of Tourism and Environment, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Franck Choisne Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Pages 603-616 | Published online: 16 Jun 2009
 
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Abstract

This paper investigates the characteristics of performance measures perceived most appropriate in TQM environment and the systems and procedures that keep these performance measures continuously updated. The respondents included Canadian finalists (winners and certificates of merit) in the Total Quality category of Canada Awards for Business Excellence. The following issues are addressed: frequency of performance measures improvements; the mechanisms of these improvements; assignment of responsibility for creating, updating and monitoring performance measures; and the role of employee participation and training.

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