6th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

Relating Left/Right Brained Dominance Types of Leaders to TQM Focus: A Preliminary Study

Vimal Kumar
Publisher: IEOM Society International
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Track: Quality Control and Management
Abstract

In this paper we relate left/right brain dominance types of leaders to TQM focus. Literature on TQM shows two distinct achievable results: continuous improvement and innovation. We hypothesize that left brained leaders emphasize continuous improvement; and right brained leaders focus on innovation. A pilot study of 111 Indian firms lent good support to our hypotheses.

Published in: 6th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Publisher: IEOM Society International
Date of Conference: March 8-10, 2016

ISBN: 978-0-9855497-4-9
ISSN/E-ISSN: 2169-8767