16 results on '"Álvarez-García, José"'
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2. State of the Art of Research on Quality Management and Sport
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Durán-Sánchez, Amador, Álvarez-García, José, Cruz Del Río-Rama, María de la, Gil-Lafuente, Jaime, Peris-Ortiz, Marta, editor, Álvarez-García, José, editor, and Del Río-Rama, María de la Cruz, editor
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- 2017
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3. Quality management and customer results: the tourist accommodation sector in Spain
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Álvarez-García, José, del Río-Rama, María de la Cruz, and Simonetti, Biagio
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- 2017
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4. Reasons which lead the rural accommodation sector to become certified with “Q For Tourist Quality”
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de la Cruz del Río Rama, María, Álvarez García, José, and Alonso, Mercedes Vila
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- 2013
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5. Quality Practices, Corporate Social Responsibility and the 'Society Results' Criterion of the EFQM Model
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Río-Rama, María de la Cruz del, Álvarez-García, José, and Coca-Pérez, José Luis
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estabelecimentos de alojamento rural ,resultados na sociedade ,Society results ,fatores críticos ,Rural accommodations establishments ,Gestão da qualidade ,Quality management ,Critical factors - Abstract
Resumo Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo é analisar se as práticas de gestão da qualidade implementadas e realizadas pelos estabelecimentos de alojamento rural estudados influenciam os resultados na sociedade obtidos pelas organizações, sendo esses resultados entendidos como a participação na mesma e o desenvolvimento da comunidade local. Metodologia: A metodologia de trabalho consiste em uma análise fatorial exploratória e confirmatória para aferir as propriedades psicométricas das escalas de medida. As hipóteses de relação entre os fatores críticos e os resultados na sociedade são examinadas utilizando-se o modelo de equações estruturais. Resultados: O estudo evidencia a existência de uma relação frágil entre os fatores críticos da qualidade e os resultados na sociedade dos estabelecimentos de alojamento rural. Os resultados sugerem que a gestão de processos é a única prática de qualidade que tem um efeito direto sobre os resultados na sociedade. Os restantes fatores críticos são considerados antecedentes da mesma. Contribuições: A contribuição deste estudo, que explora o impacto dos fatores críticos da qualidade na sociedade, é confirmar que existe um efeito desses fatores nos resultados na sociedade (responsabilidade social e ambiental), por meio da relação direta da gestão de processos. Muito poucos estudos examinam essa relação. Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this research is to analyze whether quality management practices implemented and carried out by the rural accommodation establishments under study influence society results obtained by organizations, which are understood as the participation therein and the development of local community. Design/methodology/approach: The working methodology consists of carrying out an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis in order to test the psychometric properties of measurement scales, and the hypothesized relationships between critical factors and society results are examined using structural equation modeling. Findings: The study provides evidence of a weak relationship between the critical factors of quality and society results in rural accommodation establishments. The results suggest that process management is the only quality practice that has a direct effect on society results and the rest of the critical factors are considered antecedents of it. Originality/value: The contribution of this study, which explores the impact of the critical factors of quality on society results, is to confirm that there is an effect of the critical factors of quality on society results (social and environmental responsibilities) through the direct relationship of process management. Very few studies examine this relationship.
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- 2017
6. Quality practices and their influence on customer results: an empirical study.
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del Río-Rama, María de la Cruz, Álvarez-García, José, and Oliveira, Cristiana
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CONSUMER behavior ,QUALITY of service ,STRUCTURAL equation modeling ,RURAL tourism ,TOURIST attractions - Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the critical factors of quality and customer results in the rural accommodation sector. An extensive review of the academic literature allows us to propose a theoretical model that explains this relationship, together with the hypotheses to be validated by the technique of structural equation modelling. Empirical data were collected from 100 rural accommodation establishments in Spain certified with the Quality Management System. The results show a direct, significant and positive relationship between employee management and process management with customer results. Knowing the structure of relationships between the critical factors of quality and customer results provides managers of rural accommodation establishments with information about which factors they should focus their efforts on when their goal is to improve the results in their clients. The relationship between the critical factors of quality and customers results has not been analysed in the rural accommodation sector, an essential component of rural tourism, which in recent years is consolidating as a major tourist destination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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7. Relación de dependencia entre los factores críticos de la calidad e impacto social
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Álvarez García, José, Cruz Del Río Rama, María de la, Vila Alonso, Mercedes, and Fraiz Brea, José Antonio
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causal model ,“Q de Calidad Turística” ,“Q de Qualidade Turística” ,resultados do impacto social ,Gestión de la calidad ,empresas de alojamiento ,social impact results ,“Q for Tourist Quality” ,Gestão da Qualidade ,empresas de hospedagem ,Quality management ,modelo causal ,resultados del impacto social ,accommodation businesses - Abstract
This paper shows the results of the empirical study conducted in 186 tourist accommodation businesses in Spain certified under the "Q for Tourist Quality", own System Quality Management. It was raised with the purpose of analyzing the structure of the relationship between critical quality factors and results-social impact, how they operate and the level of their influence on obtaining these results within the company. Starting from a deep theoretical revision we propose a theoretical model together with the hypotheses to be tested, and we proceed to validation using the technique of Structural Equation Models. The results obtained show that companies wishing to improve their social impact should take into account that leadership is the most important factor to achieve it. Leadership indirectly affects the social impact through its influence on alliances and resources, quality policy/planning, personnel management and learning. Este artigo apresenta os resultados do estudo empírico realizado em 186 empresas de alojamento turístico na Espanha, certificadas de acordo com "Q de Qualidade Turística", Sistema de Gestão da Qualidade próprio. Foi criado com a finalidade de analisar a estrutura da relação entre os fatores críticos de impacto de qualidade e resultados - impacto social, como se operam e do nível da sua influência sobre a obtenção destes resultados dentro da empresa. A partir de uma revisão teórica integrante propomos um modelo teórico juntamente com as hipóteses a serem testadas, e procedemos à validação usando a técnica de modelos de equações estruturais. Os resultados obtidos mostram que as empresas que desejam melhorar seus resultados e impacto social deve levar em conta que a liderança é o fator mais importante para tal. A liderança afeta indiretamente o impacto social através de sua influência sobre alianças e recursos, política de qualidade e planejamento, gestão de pessoal e de aprendizagem. Este artículo presenta los resultados de un estudio empírico realizado en 186 empresas de alojamiento turístico en España, certificadas de acuerdo con la marca "Q de Calidad Turística", un sistema de gestión de la calidad propio. Fue elaborado con la finalidad de analizar la estructura de la relación entre los factores fundamentales de la calidad y los resultados -el impacto social-, cómo se operan y el nivel de su influencia sobre la obtención de dichos resultados dentro de la empresa. A partir de una revisión teórica integrada, proponemos un modelo teórico junto con las hipótesis que se han de probar y procedemos a su validación usando la técnica de los modelos de ecuaciones estructurales. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que las empresas que desean mejorar sus resultados y el impacto social deben tener en cuenta que el liderazgo es el factor más importante para ello. El liderazgo afecta indirectamente el impacto social a través de su influencia sobre alianzas y recursos, política de calidad y planificación, gestión del personal y del aprendizaje.
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- 2014
8. «Q de calidad turística». Barreras a la implantación y certificación
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Álvarez García, José, Fraiz Brea, José Antonio, and Río Rama, María de la Cruz del
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Gestión de calidad ,338 - Situación económica. Política económica. Gestión, control y planificación de la economía. Producción. Servicios. Turismo. Precios ,Tourist accommodation ,lcsh:G ,Alojamiento turístico ,lcsh:Geography. Anthropology. Recreation ,Hoteles ,lcsh:Recreation. Leisure ,lcsh:GV1-1860 ,Quality management - Abstract
El objetivo de este artículo es analizar las barreras que han encontrado las empresas del sector de alojamiento turístico en su proceso de implementación y certificación de un Sistema de Gestión de la Calidad. La metodología empleada consiste en un análisis en profundidad de las mismas (Análisis Factorial y Clúster). Los resultados obtenidos ponen de manifiesto que las barreras más importantes a las que se han enfrentado las empresas fueron principalmente la falta de tiempo para dedicar a las tareas de calidad, la resistencia al cambio y a asumir nuevas responsabilidades por los empleados. ABSTRACT: The aim of this paper is to analyze the barriers that have found the tourism industry in the process of implementation and certification of a Quality Management System. The methodology consists on depth analysis of them (Factor and Cluster Analysis). The results show that the most important barriers that have faced the companies were mainly lack of time to devote to the tasks of quality, resistance to change and new responsibilities on the part of employees.
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9. Dependency relationships between critical factors of quality and employee satisfaction.
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Álvarez-García, José, Del Río-Rama, María de la Cruz, Saraiva, Margarida, and Ramos-Pires, António
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JOB satisfaction ,TOURISM personnel ,EMPLOYEE psychology ,STRUCTURAL equation modeling ,SERVICES for tourists - Abstract
The literature has paid very little attention to the effects of the critical factors of quality on employee satisfaction in the tourism context. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine these relationships among tourist accommodation enterprises considering the perception of quality managers. A theoretical model together with the hypotheses to be contrasted is proposed and it is validated by the technique of structural equation models. The target population of the study is made up of tourist accommodations certified with ‘Q for Quality’ in Spain. The structural equation model provides evidence that the critical factor antecedents of employee satisfaction are process management and quality policy and planning; the latter criterion has a greater influence. The study also found that leadership is an important factor for obtaining results from employees through the rest of the variables that make up the model and employee satisfaction promotes learning within the organisation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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10. DEPENDENCE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CRITICAL QUALITY FACTORS AND SOCIAL IMPACT.
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ÁLVAREZ GARCÍA, JOSÉ, DE LA CRUZ DEL RÍO RAMA, MARÍA, VILA ALONSO, MERCEDES, and FRAIZ BREA, JOSÉ ANTONIO
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TOTAL quality management , *SOCIAL impact assessment , *HOTELS , *TOURISM , *LEADERSHIP , *PERSONNEL management , *STANDARDS , *MANAGEMENT - Abstract
This paper shows the results of the empirical study conducted in 186 tourist accommodation businesses in Spain certified under the "Q for Tourist Quality", own System Quality Management. It was raised with the purpose of analyzing the structure of the relationship between critical quality factors and results-social impact, how they operate and the level of their influence on obtaining these results within the company. Starting from a deep theoretical revision we propose a theoretical model together with the hypotheses to be tested, and we proceed to validation using the technique of Structural Equation Models. The results obtained show that companies wishing to improve their social impact should take into account that leadership is the most important factor to achieve it. Leadership indirectly affects the social impact through its influence on alliances and resources, quality policy/ planning, personnel management and learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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11. Implantación de un sistema de gestión de la calidad: beneficios percibidos.
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Álvarez García, José, Fraiz Brea, José Antonio, and Del Río Rama, María de la Cruz
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HOTEL management , *TOTAL quality management , *QUALITY control , *HOTELS , *TOURISM , *BUSINESS enterprises , *INDUSTRIAL management - Abstract
This article explains the results of an empirical study carried out in 186 of the 566 tourist lodging businesses in Spain that are certified with the seal "Q for Tourist Quality." The objective of the study is to analyze the impact of perceived benefits for businesses derived from the implantation and later certification of a quality management system, on the level of implementing critical factors and the results obtained. Once an exhaustive theoretical review had been carried out, the methodology consisted of performing a cluster analysis that made it possible to contrast and verify the proposed hypothesis. Factorial analysis was applied as a prior step to determine the benefit structure in this sector and obtain the necessary factorial scores to apply the cluster analysis. Results show that benefits in this sector fall into three groups: internal benefits, external client benefits and external financial benefits. Finally, the study corroborated that the greater the benefit levels derived from implantation and certification are, the greater the implementation levels for critical factors and results obtained by the business will be. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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12. ANÁLISIS DE LAS MOTIVACIONES PARA CERTIFICAR LA MARCA 'Q DE CALIDAD TURÍSTICA'. SECTOR DE ALOJAMIENTO
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Álvarez García José, Fraiz Brea José Antonio, and Del Río Rama María de la Cruz
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Economics and Econometrics ,Quality management ,Strategy and Management ,media_common.quotation_subject ,M1 ,Certification ,lcsh:Business ,Empirical research ,motivation ,Gestión de la calidad ,Order (exchange) ,factorial and cluster analysis ,ddc:330 ,Quality (business) ,Análisis factorial y clúster ,Business and International Management ,Q de Calidad Turística ,media_common ,Marketing ,Quality management, “Q for Quality”, Motivation, Factorial and cluster analysis ,Descriptive statistics ,Business administration ,Management ,Quality management system ,Business ,Motivación ,lcsh:HF5001-6182 ,Tourism ,quality management ,Q for quality - Abstract
RESUMENEn este articulo se exponen los resultados del estudio empírico llevado a cabo en 186 empresas de alojamiento turístico a nivel nacional certificadas con la marca “Q de Calidad Turística”, planteado con el objetivo de analizar las motivaciones que llevan a las empresas del sector turístico a implementar y certificar Sistemas de Gestión de la Calidad. Realizada una exhaustiva revisión teórica, la metodología empleada consiste en un análisis descriptivo y factorial con la finalidad de determinar la importancia y estructura de dichas motivaciones. Así como, agrupamos las empresas con el objetivo de analizar dichos grupos lo que nos permitirá establecer el perfil de los mismos mediante un análisis clúster.Los resultados obtenidos ponen de manifiesto que las motivaciones más importantes que impulsan a las empresas de alojamiento a implantar un sistema de Gestión de la Calidad son motivaciones internas, detectándose en este estudio diferencias con los hallazgos en otras investigaciones académicas realizadas en empresas industriales. La estructura de las motivaciones en este sector está configurada por tres grupos; razones externas de mercado, razones externas de exigencias, y razones internas.ABSTRACTThis paper presents the results of the empirical study conducted in 186 tourist accommodation businesses nationally certified under the “Q for Tourist Quality”, presented in order to analyze the motivations that lead companies in the tourism sector implementing and certifying Quality Management Systems. Once a comprehensive theoretical review, the methodology consists of a descriptive analysis and factor analysis in order to determine the structure of these motivations in this sector. Finally, cluster firms and these groups are analyzed to establish their profile by cluster analysis. The results show that the most important motivations that drive hosting companies to implement a system of quality management are internal motivations, this study showing differences with the findings in other academic studies in industrial companies. The structure of motivation in this sector is made up of three groups: external market reasons, external demands reasons and internal reasons.
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13. How Communication and Control Processes Improve Quality
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Saraiva, Margarida, Novas, Jorge Casas, Gomes, Patrícia Guerreiro, Peris-Ortiz, Marta, editor, Álvarez-García, José, editor, and Rueda-Armengot, Carlos, editor
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- 2015
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14. The EFQM Model as an Instrument to Legitimise Organisations
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Blanco-González, Alicia, Cruz-Suárez, Ana, Díez-Martín, Francisco, Peris-Ortiz, Marta, editor, Álvarez-García, José, editor, and Rueda-Armengot, Carlos, editor
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- 2015
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15. Processes Approach, Quality Management and Key Business Results
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Periañez-Cristobal, Rafael, Calvo-Mora, Arturo, Navarro-García, Antonio, Peris-Ortiz, Marta, editor, and Álvarez-García, José, editor
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- 2014
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16. Integrated management systems: A model for maturity assessment
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Pedro Arezes, Paulo Sampaio, Pedro Domingues, Peris-Ortiz, Marta, Álvarez-García, José, Rueda-Armengot,Carlos, and Universidade do Minho
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Engineering ,Quality management ,Process management ,Operations research ,Process (engineering) ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,Engenharia e Tecnologia::Outras Engenharias e Tecnologias ,020207 software engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,Latent variable ,Maturity (finance) ,Capability Maturity Model ,Systematic review ,Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia dos Materiais ,0502 economics and business ,Management system ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,business ,050203 business & management ,Integrated management - Abstract
Maturity models are adopted to minimise our complexity perception over a truly complex phenomenon. In this sense, maturity models are tools that enable the assessment of the most relevant variables that impact on the outputs of a specific system. Ideally a maturity model should provide information concerning the qualitative and quantitative relationships between variables and how they affect the latent variable, that is, the maturity level. Management systems (MSs) are implemented worldwide and by an increasing number of companies. Integrated management systems (IMSs) consider the implementation of one or several MSs usually coexisting with the quality management subsystem (QMS). It is intended in this chapter to report a model based on two components that enables the assessment of the IMS maturity, considering the key process agents (KPAs) identified through a systematic literature review and the results collected from two surveys., This work has been funded by the Portuguese Government, namely, FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia in the scope of the project: PEst-OE/EEI/UI0319/2014. The authors also thank and acknowledge the support received from the company CemPalavras Comunicação Empresarial ltd in the diffusion of the online questionnaire. In addition, the authors would like to thank the companies that kindly answered the questionnaires. Pedro Domingues benefited from financial support through the FCT post-doc grant nº SFRH/BPD/103322/2014.
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