Doctoral Dissertations

• Matthew W. Ford, (2000). 'A Model of Change Process and Its Use in Self Assessment'
• Paul R. Stephens, (2000). 'Small Business and High Performance Management Practices'
• Ramamurthi Ramabadran, (1996). 'Cooperative Benchmarking: An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Team and Partner Characteristics on Project Outcomes'

Recent Publications

• Evans, J.R., Organizational Learning for Performance Excellence: A Case Study of Branch-Smith Printing Division, Total Quality Management and Business Excellence, Vol. 21, Numbers 3-4, 225-243, 2010.
• Gaffney, N., J. Foote, and J.R. Evans, Corporate Social Responsibility: Implications for Performance Excellence” (with ) Total Quality Management and Business Excellence,Vol. 21, Numbers 7-8, 799-812, July-August 2010.
• Evans, J.R., “An Exploratory Analysis of Preliminary Blinded Applicant Scoring Data from the Baldrige National Quality Program, Quality Management Journal, Vol. 17, Issue 3, 35-50, 2010.
• Ford, M.W., and Evans, J.R., The Role of Follow-Up in Achieving Results from Self-Assessment Processes,' International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, Vol. 23, Issue 6, 2006.
• Stephens, P.R, Evans, J.R., and Matthews, C. 'Importance and Implementation of Baldrige Practices for Small Business,'  Quality Management Journal, Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2005, pp. 21-38.  A presentation of this work at the Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting in 2004 was cited as the Best Application Paper for the conference.
• Ford, M.W., Evans, J.R., and Matthews, C. 'Linking Self-Assessment to the External Environment: An Exploratory Study,' International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 24, No. 11/12, 2004, pp. 1175-1187.
• Ramabadron, R., Raturi, A.S., Evans, J.R., and Dean, J.W. (2004) 'The Impact of Team and Partner Characteristics on Cooperative Benchmarking Outcomes,' IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, VOl. 51, No. 2, 208-225.
• Evans, J. R., (2004), 'An Exploratory Study of Performance Measurement Systems and Relationships with Performance Results,' Journal of Operations Management, Vol 22, Issue 3, 219-232.
• Evans, J. R. and E. Jack, (2003), 'Validating Key Linkages in the Baldrige Performance Excellence Model,' Quality Management Journal, Vol. 10, Issue 2, 7-24.
• Ford, M. W. and J. R. Evans, (2002) 'Selecting and Using Models for Organizational Self-Assessment,' (with M. Ford), Business Horizons, Vol. 45, No. 6, 25-32.
• Ford, M. W., J.R. Evans, , C. Matthews, and G. Burchill (2001), 'Theoretical Foundations of the 7 Infrastructures Model,' Center for Quality of Management Journal, 10, 2, Winter, 51-76.
• Jack, E., P. Stephens, and J. R. Evans (2001), 'An Integrative Summary of Doctoral Dissertation Research in Quality Management,' Production and Operations Management, Vol. 10, No. 4, Winter.
• Evans, J.R., and M. Ford (2001), 'Baldrige Assessment and Organizational Learning: The Need for Change Management,' Quality Management Journal, Vol. 8, Issue 3, 9-25.
• Evans, J. R. and K. Henderson (2000), 'Successful Implementation of Six Sigma: Benchmarking General Electric Company,' Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 4, 260-281.
• Evans, J.R. (2000), 'Generating Quality Control Charts Having Specified Characteristics Using Excel,' Proceedings, 2000 Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Orlando.
• Evans, J.R, S. Ghosh, and E. Jack (1999), 'Exploring the Linkages in the Baldrige Performance Excellence Model,' Proceedings, 1999 Decision Sciences Institute International Meeting, Athens, Greece.
• Evans, J.R. (1998), 'Critical Linkages in the Baldrige Criteria: Research Models and Educational Challenges,' Quality Management Journal, Vol. 5, Issue 1, pp. 13-30.
• Taylor, M.S., Masterson, S.S., Renard, M.K., & Tracy, K.B. (1998), 'Managers' Reactions to Procedurally Just Performance Management Systems,' Academy of Management Journal, 41, 568-579.
• Evans, J.R. and M.W. Ford (1997), 'Value-Driven Quality,' Quality Management Journal, Vol. 4, Issue 4, pp. 19-31.
• Evans, J.R. (1997), 'Leading Practices for Achieving Quality and High Performance,' International Journal of Benchmarking for Quality Management and Technology, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 43-58.Kilduff, M., Funk, J, and Mehra, A. (1997), 'Engineering Identity in a Japanese Factory,' Organization Science, 3: 579-592.
• Masterson, S.S., Olian, J.D., & Schnell, E.R. (1997), 'Belief Versus Practice in Management Theory: Total Quality Management and Agency Theory,' In D. Fedor & S. Ghosh (Eds.), Advances in the Management of Organizational Quality (Vol. 2): 169-209. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
• Ramabadron, R. J. W. Dean, Jr., and J. R. Evans (1997), 'Benchmarking and Project Management: A Review and Organizational Model,' International Journal of Benchmarking for Quality Management and Technology, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 34-46.
• Masterson, S.S., & Taylor, M.S. (1996). Total Quality Management and Performance Appraisal: An Integrative Perspective. Journal of Quality Management, 1, 67-89.

Textbooks

• James R. Evans and William M. Lindsay, Managing for Quality and Performance Excellence, Eighth Edition, Cincinnati: South-Western Publishing Co. 2011. 
• James R. Evans, Quality & Performance Excellence: Management, Organization,  and Strategy, Sixth Edition, Cincinnati: South-Western Publishing Co. 2011. 
• James R. Evans and William M. Lindsay,  Introduction to Six Sigma and Process Improvement, Cincinnati: Thomson Learning 2005.