Abstract:
The thesis aims to achieve a number of objectives such as top management
awareness and commitment towards Total Quality Management in Islamic
Co-operative Development Bank, adoption of continous performance
improvement and development startegy, and the extend to which the
employees have missconcept about Total Quality Management and Quality
Management Systems, and the degree of customer satisfaction of bank
services as well as their loyalty.
To achieve the objectives of the study, four major hypotheses were stated.
First, lack of awareness of top management and employees and lack of
commitment of leaders are behind the undermine the implementation of Total
Quality Management and its principles and concepts at banks. Second there
is a confusion between Total Quality Management and quality Management
systems among employees. Third, implemntation of Total Quality
Management in the bank maximises its competative advantages. Fourth, the
bank's customers are satisfied with the quality of the services delivered.
The questionaire was used to collect data, and Statistical Packages for Social
Sciences ( SPSS) was utilized in analysing and testing the hypothesis.
The thesis is organised in four chapters:theoretical general framework of the
study and litreture review of Total Quality Management and Islamic Cooperative
Development Bank the case study, and analysis, discussion,results,
findings, and recommendations.
The study found that obstacles of Total Quality Management implemtentation
at the bank is not the only reason of top management and employees
commitment and awareness of its principles and concepts, there is confusion
among employees about Total Quality Management and Quality Management
systems concepts, implementation of Total Quality Management in the bank
maximises its compatetive advantage and the customers are satisfied of the
quality of serveices delivered.
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The study recommends the banks' boards of directors and managers to
implement Total Quality Management, customer's care and give special
consideration to employees training and education, We recommend General
secretary of Quality and Excellence, Centeral Bank of Sudan, Sudanese Banks
Union to adopt the implementation of the National Presidential programme
for Quality and Excellence in Sudanese Banks. and conduct annual fourm for
good practices in total Quality Management in Sudanese Banks. We
recommend Academicans and researchers to conduct more reseearches in
areas of Total Quality Management in banking industry, and further studies to
what extend Sudanese Banks meet current and potential customers' needs,
and develp customer satisfaction index.