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An instrument for the measurement of customer perceptions of quality management in the software industry: An empirical study in India

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Most of the available literature on quality management is based on management’s perception; few studies examine critical issues of quality management from the customer’s perspective, especially in the software industry. In order to gain an insight into what customers expect from a product/service, an analysis of quality management from customer’s point of view is essential. Such an understanding would help the managers to adopt strategies that can enhance the satisfaction level of their customers. The present study highlights the critical factors of quality management in the software industry from the customer’s perspective. Six critical factors are identified: and an instrument, comprising these factors, is developed and validated so as to measure the customer’s perception of quality management in the software industry.

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    George Issac, Chandrasekharan Rajendran & R. N. Anantharaman

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George Issac is an Assistant Professor in Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam, India. He holds a B.Sc (Engg.) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kerala University, and M.Tech and Ph.D degrees in Management from IIT Madras. His research areas are TQM and Organizational Behavior. He has published articles in the area of quality management in journals such as Total Quality Management and Business Excellence, and Quality Management Journal of American Society for Quality.

Chandrasekharan Rajendran is a Professor of Operations Management in the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. His research interests are in TQM, Scheduling and Simulation. He has published several articles in international journals. He has publications in the area of TQM in journals such as Total Quality Management, International Journal of Production Research, International Journal of Service Industry Management, International Journal of Bank Marketing, and Journal of Services Marketing. He serves as referee for many journals. He is a recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship of Germany.

R.N. Anantharaman is a Professor of Management in the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. His research interests are in TQM, Organizational Behavior and Industrial Psychology. He has published several articles in international journals. He has published research articles in the area of TQM, HRM Practices, Change Management, etc., in Journals such as Total Quality Management, International Journal of Production Research, International Journal of Bank Marketing, International Journal of Service Industry Management, Journal of Services Marketing, International Journal of Human Resource Management, and Journal of Transnational Management Development.

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Issac, G., Rajendran, C. & Anantharaman, R.N. An instrument for the measurement of customer perceptions of quality management in the software industry: An empirical study in India. Software Qual J 14, 291–308 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11219-006-0037-2

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