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The potential impacts of Global Climate Change (GCC) in zones where water is scarce, such as along the US–Mexico border is, and will continue to be, a key concern for the future sustainability of humanity. This paper estimates the variation in quality/quantity water due to climate change and assesses its impact on community development in the US–Mexico border region of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Water...
There is currently some debate about which TQM practices contribute most to superior performance outcomes. Several proponents argue that softer TQM practices such as leadership, human resource management, and customer focus have more impact than benchmarking, process analysis or performance measurement. The evidence for which TQM factors contribute most to improved performance is not yet conclusive,...
This is one of a very few longitudinal research studies of the link between TQM implementation and successful outcomes. The paper reports on perceived TQM success for a cohort of 109 firms over a 5-year period. Some 42 firms, predominantly small in size, had discontinued with TQM, while the remaining 67 firms reported varying degrees of success. The data suggests that the size of firm, the nature...
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