Analysing the Role of Current Initiatives, Policies and Programmes in Ensuring Total Quality Management in the Textile and Garment Industry

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10.2991/978-2-38476-527-0_4How to use a DOI?

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Textile and Apparel Industry; Total Quality Management; Policies and Programmes; Competitive Advantage; Quality

Abstract

Ghana’s textile and apparel (T&A) industry faces persistent challenges, including low export performance, quality issues, and limited competitiveness, which is reflected in the absence of textile exports in the 2023 trade report. This study analyses government initiatives, policies, and programmes from 2021 to 2024 to assess their contribution to promoting total quality management (TQM) in the sector. Drawing on institutional theory, the study examines how coercive, mimetic, and normative pressures embedded in these interventions shape firms’ quality practices. The study employed documentary analysis of official policy documents, budget frameworks, and Ministry of Trade and Industry reports to identify key measures such as the Ghana Export School, National Quality Infrastructure/Policy, and Textile Stamp Policy which exert coercive and normative pressures that reinforce TQM adoption. These initiatives enhance training, certification, accountability, and competitiveness, thereby infusing TQM principles across the industry. However, their effectiveness depends on consistent implementation, monitoring, among others. The findings provide practical implications for policymakers to refine policy frameworks, strengthen institutional coordination, and provide tax incentives or funding schemes to encourage TQM adoption. For industry players, the results highlight pathways to leveraging training, certification, and export support to improve product quality and global market participation.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Abigail Appiah
AU  - William Kwesi Senayah
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/24
TI  - Analysing the Role of Current Initiatives, Policies and Programmes in Ensuring Total Quality Management in the Textile and Garment Industry
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Arts, Design, and Sustainability (ICAADS 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 45
EP  - 65
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-527-0_4
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-527-0_4
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