Total quality management and SME performance: the mediating of innovation in Malaysia / Nurazree Mahmud ... [et al.]

The purpose of this study was to discover the crucial issues between TQM and the performance of Malaysian SMEs. This paper also reviewed the need of the other variable in the relationship between TQM and Malaysian SME’s performance; namely innovation. This paper then presents the empirical results c...

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Main Authors: Mahmud, Nurazree, Hilmi, Mohd Faiz, Mustapha, Yanti Aspha Ameira, Abu Karim, Rizuwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Accounting Research Institute (ARI) and UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2019
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29371/
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author Mahmud, Nurazree
Hilmi, Mohd Faiz
Mustapha, Yanti Aspha Ameira
Abu Karim, Rizuwan
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Hilmi, Mohd Faiz
Mustapha, Yanti Aspha Ameira
Abu Karim, Rizuwan
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description The purpose of this study was to discover the crucial issues between TQM and the performance of Malaysian SMEs. This paper also reviewed the need of the other variable in the relationship between TQM and Malaysian SME’s performance; namely innovation. This paper then presents the empirical results carried out on the Malaysian SMEs covering the manufacturing industry. The measurement scale in this study was tested and found to be reliable and valid to examine the research model.  The 124 samples obtained were assessed using Smart PLS in order to examine the structural equation model. Empirical findings in this study prove that TQM had an insignificant impact on innovation and performance. Moreover, innovation mediates the relationship between TQM and performance of SMEs in Malaysia. This study provides new evidence in the important area of TQM and innovation of Malaysian SMEs.
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spelling uitm-293712020-04-09T17:18:24Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29371/ Total quality management and SME performance: the mediating of innovation in Malaysia / Nurazree Mahmud ... [et al.] apmaj Mahmud, Nurazree Hilmi, Mohd Faiz Mustapha, Yanti Aspha Ameira Abu Karim, Rizuwan Total quality management. Benchmarking The purpose of this study was to discover the crucial issues between TQM and the performance of Malaysian SMEs. This paper also reviewed the need of the other variable in the relationship between TQM and Malaysian SME’s performance; namely innovation. This paper then presents the empirical results carried out on the Malaysian SMEs covering the manufacturing industry. The measurement scale in this study was tested and found to be reliable and valid to examine the research model.  The 124 samples obtained were assessed using Smart PLS in order to examine the structural equation model. Empirical findings in this study prove that TQM had an insignificant impact on innovation and performance. Moreover, innovation mediates the relationship between TQM and performance of SMEs in Malaysia. This study provides new evidence in the important area of TQM and innovation of Malaysian SMEs. Accounting Research Institute (ARI) and UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2019-04 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29371/1/29371.pdf Mahmud, Nurazree and Hilmi, Mohd Faiz and Mustapha, Yanti Aspha Ameira and Abu Karim, Rizuwan (2019) Total quality management and SME performance: the mediating of innovation in Malaysia / Nurazree Mahmud ... [et al.]. (2019) Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal (APMAJ) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Asia-Pacific_Management_Accounting_Journal_=28APMAJ=29.html>, 14 (1). pp. 201-217. ISSN 2550-1631 https://apmaj.uitm.edu.my/
spellingShingle Total quality management. Benchmarking
Mahmud, Nurazree
Hilmi, Mohd Faiz
Mustapha, Yanti Aspha Ameira
Abu Karim, Rizuwan
Total quality management and SME performance: the mediating of innovation in Malaysia / Nurazree Mahmud ... [et al.]
title Total quality management and SME performance: the mediating of innovation in Malaysia / Nurazree Mahmud ... [et al.]
title_full Total quality management and SME performance: the mediating of innovation in Malaysia / Nurazree Mahmud ... [et al.]
title_fullStr Total quality management and SME performance: the mediating of innovation in Malaysia / Nurazree Mahmud ... [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed Total quality management and SME performance: the mediating of innovation in Malaysia / Nurazree Mahmud ... [et al.]
title_short Total quality management and SME performance: the mediating of innovation in Malaysia / Nurazree Mahmud ... [et al.]
title_sort total quality management and sme performance: the mediating of innovation in malaysia / nurazree mahmud ... [et al.]
topic Total quality management. Benchmarking
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29371/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29371/