Aspek Kepemimpinan Manajemen, Praktik Manajemen Mutu Terpadu, dan Quality Performance: Analisa PLS-Path Modeling

Abstract

This study aims to predict the causal relationships between management leadership, total quality management practices, and quality performance. Data is collected from a survey through the distribution of questionnaires. The respondents are managers of selected private companies which have adopted Total Quality Management (TQM), listed in IDX Factbook 2016 and have been ISO 9001 certified. The purposive sampling method is applied to determine the number of respondents. A total of 150 questionnaires were distributed with 115 returned questionnaires and only 87 questionnaires that can be utilized. The data is analysed using Partial Least Squares (PLS)-Path Modeling’s. The result of this study demonstrates a positive causal relationship of management leadership and TQM element. The finding also proves positive causal relationships of each element of the TQM practices tested. It is also found that TQM practices has a positive causal influence on quality performance. Keywords: Management leadership; TQM practices; quality performance; PLS-path modeling