According to the ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Handbook, the ultimate responsibility for quality in a service organization lies with executive management. Executive management plays a critical role in setting the overall direction, policies, and strategic goals of the organization. They are responsible for creating a culture of quality, allocating resources, and ensuring that quality initiatives are aligned with the organization's mission and vision. While other roles (such as the quality manager, process support personnel, and front-line service workers) contribute to quality, it is executive management that holds the highest level of responsibility for quality outcomes1.
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* The ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Handbook, Fifth Edition. Sandra L.
Furterer and Douglas C. Wood. Published 2021231