Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this Paper is to apply the meta-analysis approach in order to combine and analyze the contradictory findings from various researches in the field of examining the relationship between quality management, innovation and company performance
Method: In order to achieve the goal of the research, using the method of Lipsey and Wilson (2001) and Cochran's Q and meta-regression tests, the number of 129 studies (24 domestic studies from 2011 to 2014 and 105 foreign studies from 1999 to 2022) were investigated
Results: The research results indicate that quality management has a positive and significant effect on innovation and company performance, and innovation also has a positive and significant effect on company performance
Conclusion: Quality management methods have positive and direct effects on the gradual and rapid innovation of products, services and processes. In addition, they have improved operational performance and financial performance. These relationships show, that those companies that have gradually or rapidly innovated their products and processes based on quality management, reduced costs, improved the satisfaction of their customers and employees, and increased the quality of their products and services. and this in turn has led them to improve their financial performance.
Contribution: Considering that so far no research has been done to investigate the simultaneous relationship between quality management, innovation and company performance with the meta-analysis and meta-regression approach; The current research has developed the previous research and with a systematic review approach to understand the mutual relationship between these variables.
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