{"id":"https://openalex.org/W206901476","doi":null,"title":"Development of a framework for total quality management principles in the construction companies with special reference to the construction companies in the state of Qatar","display_name":"Development of a framework for total quality management principles in the construction companies with special reference to the construction companies in the state of Qatar","publication_year":2011,"publication_date":"2011-01-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W206901476","mag":"206901476"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"pmh:hdl:10068/986506","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/10068/986506","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4377196900","display_name":"OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1295345811","host_organization_name":"Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1295345811"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"","raw_type":"U - Thesis"},"volume":null,"type":"dissertation","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":[],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5089503235","display_name":"Ahmed Mohammed Al-Musleh","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Ahmed Mohammed Al-Musleh","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":0,"institutions_distinct_count":0,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5089503235"],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":null,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":6,"citation_normalized_percentile":null,"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10395","display_name":"Construction Project Management and Performance","score":0.8676999807357788,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1803","display_name":"Management Science and Operations Research"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/18","display_name":"Decision Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10395","display_name":"Construction Project Management and Performance","score":0.8676999807357788,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1803","display_name":"Management Science and Operations Research"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/18","display_name":"Decision Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13164","display_name":"Quality and Management Systems","score":0.05209999904036522,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1408","display_name":"Strategy and Management"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/14","display_name":"Business, Management and Accounting"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10164","display_name":"Quality and Supply Management","score":0.03590000048279762,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1404","display_name":"Management Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/14","display_name":"Business, Management and Accounting"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/total-quality-management","display_name":"total quality management","score":0.9919999837875366},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/construction-companies","display_name":"construction companies","score":0.753000020980835},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/tqm-implementation","display_name":"TQM implementation","score":0.7049999833106995},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/efqm-excellence-model","display_name":"EFQM excellence model","score":0.8140000104904175},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/critical-success-factors","display_name":"success factors","score":0.9890000224113464},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/quality-management-framework","display_name":"quality management framework","score":0.7990000247955322},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/employee-perceptions","display_name":"employee perceptions","score":0.7369999885559082},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/construction-technology","display_name":"construction technology","score":0.35199999809265137},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/building-regulations","display_name":"building regulations","score":0.6129999756813049},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/best-practice-guidelines","display_name":"best practice guidelines","score":0.578000009059906}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138897024","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381001","display_name":"Total quality management","level":3,"score":0.5696055293083191},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779530757","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1207505","display_name":"Quality (philosophy)","level":2,"score":0.5423207879066467},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C48103436","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q599031","display_name":"State (computer science)","level":2,"score":0.5309673547744751},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144133560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4830453","display_name":"Business","level":0,"score":0.47240179777145386},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.43784767389297485},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C107053488","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2674423","display_name":"Construction engineering","level":1,"score":0.4199274182319641},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C21547014","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1423657","display_name":"Operations management","level":1,"score":0.4162886142730713},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C110354214","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6314146","display_name":"Engineering management","level":1,"score":0.39005693793296814},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C195094911","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14167904","display_name":"Process management","level":1,"score":0.3541930913925171},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.20822656154632568},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121332964","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413","display_name":"Physics","level":0,"score":0.05070874094963074},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C137335462","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q380772","display_name":"Lean manufacturing","level":2,"score":0.0475214421749115},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C11413529","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8366","display_name":"Algorithm","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C62520636","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q944","display_name":"Quantum mechanics","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":3,"locations":[{"id":"pmh:hdl:10068/986506","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/10068/986506","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4377196900","display_name":"OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1295345811","host_organization_name":"Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1295345811"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"","raw_type":"U - Thesis"},{"id":"pmh:oai:qmro.qmul.ac.uk:123456789/2321","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/jspui/handle/123456789/2321","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400530","display_name":"Queen Mary Research Online (Queen Mary University of London)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I166337079","host_organization_name":"Queen Mary University of London","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I166337079"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"","raw_type":"Thesis"},{"id":"mag:206901476","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.542018","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":null}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/9","display_name":"Industry, innovation and infrastructure","score":1.0}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":158,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W24265012","https://openalex.org/W59543921","https://openalex.org/W102947390","https://openalex.org/W293904317","https://openalex.org/W588741669","https://openalex.org/W588947530","https://openalex.org/W605776113","https://openalex.org/W616758758","https://openalex.org/W635680413","https://openalex.org/W636136718","https://openalex.org/W1497819064","https://openalex.org/W1505999675","https://openalex.org/W1508238955","https://openalex.org/W1524326379","https://openalex.org/W1528672574","https://openalex.org/W1536953681","https://openalex.org/W1547949481","https://openalex.org/W1553564143","https://openalex.org/W1559370560","https://openalex.org/W1561082337","https://openalex.org/W1561216250","https://openalex.org/W1572121282","https://openalex.org/W1574062187","https://openalex.org/W1582731206","https://openalex.org/W1589103605","https://openalex.org/W1591469149","https://openalex.org/W1592428314","https://openalex.org/W1592900304","https://openalex.org/W1595241305","https://openalex.org/W1608400023","https://openalex.org/W1658908529","https://openalex.org/W1699689463","https://openalex.org/W1964693152","https://openalex.org/W1964944718","https://openalex.org/W1966271352","https://openalex.org/W1969602965","https://openalex.org/W1970491862","https://openalex.org/W1974041515","https://openalex.org/W1974664880","https://openalex.org/W1976682111","https://openalex.org/W1976735353","https://openalex.org/W1977008503","https://openalex.org/W1979263776","https://openalex.org/W1981303509","https://openalex.org/W1982139941","https://openalex.org/W1983363242","https://openalex.org/W1983511505","https://openalex.org/W1984934076","https://openalex.org/W1985142831","https://openalex.org/W1987169225","https://openalex.org/W1989004231","https://openalex.org/W1989938298","https://openalex.org/W1990100082","https://openalex.org/W1990130798","https://openalex.org/W1995759792","https://openalex.org/W1996593481","https://openalex.org/W1997133832","https://openalex.org/W1998303849","https://openalex.org/W2000117884","https://openalex.org/W2001916972","https://openalex.org/W2002896570","https://openalex.org/W2004362099","https://openalex.org/W2006903015","https://openalex.org/W2008739646","https://openalex.org/W2008826131","https://openalex.org/W2012247373","https://openalex.org/W2014971933","https://openalex.org/W2015629430","https://openalex.org/W2016351354","https://openalex.org/W2017621095","https://openalex.org/W2018311557","https://openalex.org/W2019724195","https://openalex.org/W2019772799","https://openalex.org/W2020176439","https://openalex.org/W2020495341","https://openalex.org/W2020675527","https://openalex.org/W2024509488","https://openalex.org/W2026480634","https://openalex.org/W2027721356","https://openalex.org/W2027844249","https://openalex.org/W2028645261","https://openalex.org/W2028684413","https://openalex.org/W2033654649","https://openalex.org/W2033839270","https://openalex.org/W2041012341","https://openalex.org/W2044203558","https://openalex.org/W2046001436","https://openalex.org/W2046933601","https://openalex.org/W2047595307","https://openalex.org/W2047679425","https://openalex.org/W2048216366","https://openalex.org/W2048984945","https://openalex.org/W2049291426","https://openalex.org/W2050543278","https://openalex.org/W2050904226","https://openalex.org/W2051641506","https://openalex.org/W2054684454","https://openalex.org/W2056936146","https://openalex.org/W2059601006","https://openalex.org/W2059786343","https://openalex.org/W2062195578","https://openalex.org/W2063342957","https://openalex.org/W2064019311","https://openalex.org/W2064862154","https://openalex.org/W2065336903","https://openalex.org/W2065502591","https://openalex.org/W2070132401","https://openalex.org/W2070338548","https://openalex.org/W2070481554","https://openalex.org/W2071331791","https://openalex.org/W2071879180","https://openalex.org/W2074309917","https://openalex.org/W2075866621","https://openalex.org/W2075964274","https://openalex.org/W2076167011","https://openalex.org/W2076829126","https://openalex.org/W2076915194","https://openalex.org/W2077363806","https://openalex.org/W2082055741","https://openalex.org/W2083648820","https://openalex.org/W2084990198","https://openalex.org/W2087175057","https://openalex.org/W2087210230","https://openalex.org/W2088819221","https://openalex.org/W2090195619","https://openalex.org/W2091311817","https://openalex.org/W2091753528","https://openalex.org/W2093222667","https://openalex.org/W2093507830","https://openalex.org/W2095481950","https://openalex.org/W2097272044","https://openalex.org/W2103293491","https://openalex.org/W2105610113","https://openalex.org/W2109539587","https://openalex.org/W2110909668","https://openalex.org/W2112301645","https://openalex.org/W2116673183","https://openalex.org/W2116783392","https://openalex.org/W2120680033","https://openalex.org/W2128424795","https://openalex.org/W2130429542","https://openalex.org/W2138947586","https://openalex.org/W2146392355","https://openalex.org/W2149180891","https://openalex.org/W2158050059","https://openalex.org/W2252768812","https://openalex.org/W2291243770","https://openalex.org/W2460469653","https://openalex.org/W2593074245","https://openalex.org/W2599345854","https://openalex.org/W2751998548","https://openalex.org/W2803256346","https://openalex.org/W2888796598","https://openalex.org/W2895189975","https://openalex.org/W2975252689","https://openalex.org/W3022834934","https://openalex.org/W3142444530","https://openalex.org/W3193532866"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4410824131","https://openalex.org/W4404522736","https://openalex.org/W2197452114","https://openalex.org/W7099407349","https://openalex.org/W658142534","https://openalex.org/W4410515872","https://openalex.org/W6941108286","https://openalex.org/W636136718","https://openalex.org/W2184033763","https://openalex.org/W7096727474"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"An":[0],"increased":[1],"demand":[2],"of":[3,14,39,93,110,141,153,158,182,207,235,244,247,260,304,332,374,378,404,428,481],"quality":[4,40,221,480],"in":[5,95,116,125,146,150,170,193,204,224,227,239,288,297,309,329,350,398,441],"the":[6,29,66,87,100,108,134,139,147,151,159,167,180,195,236,248,261,289,305,317,330,346,351,363,372,379,387,399,425,435,443,453,456,458,475,479,482,485,489],"construction":[7,96,112,148,168,307,327,381,416,437],"industry":[8,97,226,290],"has":[9,98,130,292,449],"been":[10,79,123,293,450],"a":[11,172,208,214,233,257,271,312,357,432,447,466],"major":[12],"cause":[13],"finding":[15],"new":[16,45,173,220,281],"systems":[17],"and":[18,37,41,49,59,70,76,91,118,132,164,198,219,243,266,268,280,320,365,420,464,477,484],"developing":[19,44,194],"frameworks":[20],"that":[21,175,284,291,408],"are":[22,31,43,354,368,392,422],"fit":[23],"for":[24,89,278,434,452],"purpose.":[25],"Construction":[26,225,250],"companies":[27,169,308,328],"around":[28],"world":[30],"trying":[32],"to":[33,64,138,162,166,255,269,315,321,370,439,462],"increase":[34,471],"their":[35,188],"productivity":[36],"index":[38],"they":[42],"methodologies":[46,367],"through":[47,345],"research":[48,72,128,241],"development.":[50],"Though":[51],"innovation":[52,77,267],"is,":[53],"never":[54],"completely":[55],"good":[56],"or":[57],"bad":[58],"it":[60],"is":[61,161,232,254],"not":[62,177],"easy":[63],"analyse":[65],"net":[67],"effect.":[68],"Theories":[69],"empirical":[71],"on":[73,217,395],"materials,":[74,262],"technology":[75],"have":[78,121],"produced":[80],"more":[81],"than":[82],"100":[83],"years.":[84],"In":[85],"this,":[86],"framework":[88,203,223,283,360,448],"management":[90,222,282],"innovations":[92],"processes":[94,476],"attracted":[99],"most":[101],"interest,":[102],"while":[103,361],"other":[104],"areas,":[105],"such":[106],"as":[107,295,311,356,431],"combination":[109,234],"technologies,":[111],"companies'":[113],"life":[114],"cycles":[115],"Qatar":[117,171,249,310],"regulatory":[119,264],"process":[120,265],"also":[122,191],"researched":[124],"detail.":[126],"This":[127,300],"work":[129],"identified":[131,344],"addresses":[133],"important":[135],"issues":[136],"related":[137],"implantation":[140],"Total":[142,183,333],"Quality":[143,184,334,340],"Management":[144,185,335,341],"(TQM)":[145,186,336],"sector":[149],"State":[152],"Qatar.":[154,228],"The":[155,252,402,418],"main":[156],"aim":[157,253],"study":[160,301,314],"develop":[163],"present":[165],"model":[174,215],"could":[176],"only":[178],"improve":[179],"understanding":[181],"within":[187],"sector,":[189],"but":[190],"help":[192],"processes,":[196],"procedures":[197],"operations":[199],"by":[200,326,488],"employing":[201],"TQM":[202,348,409,429,444,467],"all":[205],"sections":[206],"company.":[209],"Therefore,":[210],"this":[211,230,298,405],"thesis":[212,231,406],"suggests":[213],"based":[216,394],"existing":[218,279],"Furthermore,":[229,446],"collected":[237],"knowledge":[238],"different":[240],"traditions,":[242],"observed":[245],"studies":[246,397],"industry.":[251],"give":[256],"complete":[258],"picture":[259],"technology,":[263],"provide":[270],"theoretical":[272],"model,":[273],"which":[274,469],"can":[275,410],"be":[276,286,411],"used":[277,355,369],"may":[285],"implemented":[287,413],"referred":[294],"'client'":[296,380],"study.":[299],"examined":[302],"one":[303],"largest":[306],"case":[313],"identify":[316],"current":[318,323],"status":[319],"highlight":[322],"barriers":[324],"faced":[325],"implementation":[331,430],"philosophy.":[337,445],"European":[338],"Foundation":[339],"(EFQM)":[342],"elements,":[343],"iii":[347],"concept":[349],"literature":[352,400],"review,":[353],"data":[358],"collection":[359],"both":[362],"qualitative":[364],"quantitative":[366],"measure":[371],"level":[373],"perceptions":[375],"among":[376,414],"employees":[377],"company":[382,438],"towards":[383],"those":[384],"elements.":[385],"Moreover,":[386],"Critical":[388],"Success":[389],"Factors":[390],"(CSFs)":[391],"reviewed":[393],"previous":[396],"review.":[401],"findings":[403],"suggest":[407],"successfully":[412],"Qatar\u201fs":[415],"companies.":[417],"conclusions":[419],"recommendations":[421],"drawn":[423],"from":[424],"best":[426],"practice":[427],"guideline":[433],"client":[436],"consider":[440],"adopting":[442],"suggested":[451],"Client":[454,459],"recommending":[455],"actions":[457],"should":[460],"take":[461],"establish":[463],"implement":[465],"framework,":[468],"will":[470],"productivity,":[472],"stream":[473],"line":[474],"improves":[478],"services":[483],"products":[486],"offered":[487],"client.":[490]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-11-04T10:54:05.112534","created_date":"2016-06-24T00:00:00"}