Naslov
The impact of quality on Croatian manufacturing SMEs performance

Autori
Baković, Tomislav ; Lazibat, Tonći ; Sutić, Ines

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
1st International M-Sphere Conference For Multidisciplinarity in Business and Science - Book of Abstracts / Vranešević, Tihomir ; Peručić, Doris ; Madnić, Miroslav ; Hudina, Boris - Dubrovnik : Accent Press, 2012, 34-34

ISBN
978-953-99762-9-1

Skup
1st International M-Sphere Conference For Multidisciplinarity in Business and Science

Mjesto i datum
Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 04.10.2012. - 06.10.2012

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
quality principles; SMEs; business results; manufacturing industry

Sažetak
Quality management has been a key component of manufacturing industry competitiveness for several decades. This fact is equally important for big and small & medium enterprises but SMEs do posses certain uniqueness that needs to be considered. Investigating ways to increase SME competitiveness is especially important for post transition economies. In this paper the influence of basic quality principles on SME business results in manufacturing industry is considered. Paper starts with presenting the basic quality principles and then analyzes the role of SMEs in modern economies. Theoretical part of the paper also presents the results of previous research on the topic of quality vs. business results. The method used for research is a series of multiple linear regressions with business results measured by: productivity, quality, profitability and market share as dependent variables. Results show that some of the quality principles have much more effect on business results than others and these findings could be of great importance for SME quality managers.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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