Effects of the implementation and interpretation of ISO 9001 standards within organisational structures: the case of small and medium enterprises (Record no. 193010)
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| control field | 193010 |
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| control field | KE-NaSUL |
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| Transcribing agency | KE-NaSUL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Asena,Elsy B |
| 9 (RLIN) | 207139 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Effects of the implementation and interpretation of ISO 9001 standards within organisational structures: the case of small and medium enterprises |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Elsy Asena Bulingwa |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Nairobi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Strathmore University |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2012 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | vi, 46p. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliography |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The study is carried out to investigate the Effects of the interpretation and the implementation of ISO 9001 standards in small and medium enterprises together with its effects on business performance. The study was conducted in Nairobi in January and February 2012, and the data was collected by the use of questionnaires sent to 15 ISO 9001 certified Small and Medium Enterprises. The study was conducted to investigate how the Small and Medium Enterprises implement the ISO 9001 standards within their organizations and whether the quality management standards have an effect on them or not. The SMEs were found to undergo a series of steps so as to get certified, and the two main one's are training of the entire workforce and auditing process. The conformance standards were found to have a positive effect that gave them a competitive edge, however took time to be felt by the organization. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | ISO 9001 |
| 9 (RLIN) | 207140 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | SMEs |
| 9 (RLIN) | 57 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Githinji,Nicholas |
| Relator term | Supervisor |
| 9 (RLIN) | 207141 |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://examsbank.library.strathmore.edu/xmlui/handle/123456789/1743">http://examsbank.library.strathmore.edu/xmlui/handle/123456789/1743</a> |
| Link text | click here to access full text |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Research Project |
| Initials | RC |
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