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THE ROLE OF ISO 9001: 2000 CONSULTANTS

International Journal of Economics, Management and Accounting

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Title THE ROLE OF ISO 9001: 2000 CONSULTANTS
 
Creator Yahya, Salleh
 
Description The revision of ISO 9000 standards involving a paradigm shift from being quality assurance oriented to quality management oriented imply a change in their implementation approach. This paper chooses to focus on one of the often overlooked issues of ISO 9000 implementation – the role of the ISO 9000 consultant in the implementation process. Specifically, this research attempts to find out (i) the role of consultant in ISO 9000: 1994, (ii) the role of the consultant in ISO 9001: 2000, and (iii) the shifting of roles from ISO 9000: 1994 to ISO 9001: 2000. The results suggest that for ISO 9000: 1994, the ISO consultant plays four major roles in the implementation process: Trainer, Coordinator, Documenter, and Adviser. On the other hand, there can only be one major role for ISO 9000: 2000, that of the ‘Comprehensive Implementer’, suggesting a dramatic change in the ways the ISO consultant assists and coordinates the ISO 9000 applicant (the company). In addition, the results also imply a change in the consultant’s role from that of a ‘knowledge broker’ to a more ‘expert’ oriented one in ISO 9000 implementation.JEL classification: M10Key words: ISO 9000, Consultants, Quality standard
 
Publisher Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences
 
Date 2013-02-28
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://journals.iium.edu.my/enmjournal/index.php/enmj/article/view/91
 
Source International Journal of Economics, Management and Accounting; Vol 11 No 2 (2003)
2462-1420
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://journals.iium.edu.my/enmjournal/index.php/enmj/article/view/91/74