TY - JOUR AU - AB - Journal of Business Economics and Management ISSN 1611-1699 / eISSN 2029-4433 2016 Volume 17(4): 628–644 doi:10.3846/16111699.2015.1110712 QUALITY CERTIFICATION AND COMPANY PERFORMANCE – THE NEWLY DEVELOPED COUNTRY EXPERIENCE 1 2 Mohammad Mazharul ISLAM , Essam HABES , 3 4 Azharul KARIM , Syed Omar bin SYED AGIL Department of Finance, College of Business, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 344. Rabigh 21911, Saudi Arabia Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80201, Jeddah 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering Systems, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia CEO, Institute Professional Maitulmal, Lot 1363 Jalan Perkasa, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1 2 E-mails: malislam@kau.edu.sa (corresponding author); ehabes@gmail.com; 3 4 azharul.karim@qut.edu.au; syedomar@ipb.edu.my Received 01 December 2014; accepted 17 October 2015 Abstract. This study investigates the impacts of ISO 9001:2008 certification on compa - nies in Malaysia. Data were collected from CEOs and managers through a questionnaire survey. A multivariate analysis and SPSS macro were used as statistical techniques to assess the effects of ISO 9001 certification. Results of the study indicate that ISO 9001 certified companies were having significantly greater benefits and financial performance compared to non-certified companies. However, no significant direct relationship TI - QUALITY CERTIFICATION AND COMPANY PERFORMANCE – THE NEWLY DEVELOPED COUNTRY EXPERIENCE JF - Journal of Business Economics and Management DO - 10.3846/16111699.2015.1110712 DA - 2015-12-16 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/quality-certification-and-company-performance-the-newly-developed-DVb1FRkSiB DP - DeepDyve ER -