Review of Public Administration and Management

Abstract

The Importance of Integrating Quality Practices in to Strategic Management

Baldada Kepa*

Several organizations fail because they do not take cognizance of the long term benefits of quality practices. They do not realize the value of integrating these quality practices into their routine operations. Hence, this study would endeavor to highlight the usefulness of incorporating quality practices in an organization’s strategic management process.

According to Kevan Williams, strategy is about creating and delivering the future. It is about leading your team or your organization to a future in which you are able to compete more effectively and to achieve prosperity and sustainability. The skills of strategic management are applicable to those leading a team or planning the direction of any size of organization in all sectors private, public and voluntary.

Strategic management has become one of the core functions of organizations. Lumpkin and Taylor revealed that in order for organizations to be competitive and sustainable in the long term, they need to have a clear understanding of their goals and strategies. They believe that this can be achieved by using strategic management as a tool and that it provides a means for organizations to coordinate their functions and resources to achieve prescribed strategies according to an environment in which the organization may find itself. In this way the organization can not only adapt to the changing environment, but can also gain a competitive advantage.

Published Date: 2024-08-12; Received Date: 2020-11-12