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International Journal of Quality and Innovation

International Journal of Quality and Innovation (IJQI)

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  • Exploratory case study on the impact of quality management practices on innovation performance in Nigeria   Order a copy of this article
    by Kabir Shuaib, Zhen He 
    Abstract: Quality management literature reported that quality is insufficient for manufacturing industries to gain a competitive advantage. Thus, quality management must be combined with innovative practices. Again, the literature provides conflicting theoretical arguments on the relationship between quality management and innovation, which create a gap, and requires exploring a more holistic way of understanding the relationship. The current study adopted a qualitative exploratory case approach to report non-numerical data, investigate the significance and impact of quality management (soft and hard) practices on innovation, and challenge existing ideas of quality management practices in contexts that a quantitative study alone could not. The primary data were sourced from ten manufacturing companies in Nigerias Lagos, Ogun and Osun. Atlas ti9 software and a step-by-step approach were used for the data analysis and presentation. The results indicate that all the companies implement hard and soft quality management practices to achieve innovation performance. The findings of this exploratory case study could be useful to owners of manufacturing companies in that additional insights and perspectives from different quality management practitioners have been provided. The findings could also form the basis upon which policymakers can design new quality policies to enhance the general performance of companies in Nigeria.
    Keywords: exploratory case study; innovation performance; organisational culture; organisational learning; quality management; Nigeria.
    DOI: 10.1504/IJQI.2025.10074959
     

 

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