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Does the suitability of national culture matters in the adoption of six sigma?

The concept and methodology of Six Sigma was developed by the American companies within the local culture of America. Therefore it is grounded on the standards, ethics and behaviours represented by America. The present study proposes that implementing Six Sigma in other countries with different cu...

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Main Authors: Qamar, Ahsan, Muneer, Saqib, Jusoh, Ahmad, Idris, Norhalimah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
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HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/40444/2/I41.pdf
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spelling my.utm.404442020-02-29T13:07:11Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/40444/ Does the suitability of national culture matters in the adoption of six sigma? Qamar, Ahsan Muneer, Saqib Jusoh, Ahmad Idris, Norhalimah HD28 Management. Industrial Management The concept and methodology of Six Sigma was developed by the American companies within the local culture of America. Therefore it is grounded on the standards, ethics and behaviours represented by America. The present study proposes that implementing Six Sigma in other countries with different cultures, norms and behaviours may have adjustment problems, as the required culture, values and behaviours for Six Sigma do not match with the local cultures of countries. A conceptual model is proposed which would utilize the Hofstede’s cultural dimensions to determine the effect of national culture at each phase of Six Sigma process. 2013 Article PeerReviewed text/html en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/40444/2/I41.pdf Qamar, Ahsan and Muneer, Saqib and Jusoh, Ahmad and Idris, Norhalimah (2013) Does the suitability of national culture matters in the adoption of six sigma? Information Management and Business Review, 5 (2). pp. 92-98. ISSN 2220-3796
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Qamar, Ahsan
Muneer, Saqib
Jusoh, Ahmad
Idris, Norhalimah
Does the suitability of national culture matters in the adoption of six sigma?
description The concept and methodology of Six Sigma was developed by the American companies within the local culture of America. Therefore it is grounded on the standards, ethics and behaviours represented by America. The present study proposes that implementing Six Sigma in other countries with different cultures, norms and behaviours may have adjustment problems, as the required culture, values and behaviours for Six Sigma do not match with the local cultures of countries. A conceptual model is proposed which would utilize the Hofstede’s cultural dimensions to determine the effect of national culture at each phase of Six Sigma process.
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author Qamar, Ahsan
Muneer, Saqib
Jusoh, Ahmad
Idris, Norhalimah
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Muneer, Saqib
Jusoh, Ahmad
Idris, Norhalimah
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title Does the suitability of national culture matters in the adoption of six sigma?
title_short Does the suitability of national culture matters in the adoption of six sigma?
title_full Does the suitability of national culture matters in the adoption of six sigma?
title_fullStr Does the suitability of national culture matters in the adoption of six sigma?
title_full_unstemmed Does the suitability of national culture matters in the adoption of six sigma?
title_sort does the suitability of national culture matters in the adoption of six sigma?
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