TQM′s Position as the Sources of the Competitiveness: In View of International Competitiveness of Japanese Corporations

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Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management > Volume 27(4); 1999 > Article

Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management 1999;27(4): 67-.

경쟁력 원천으로서의 TQM의 위상: 일본기업의 국제경쟁력을 중심으로

정규석¹, 김형욱²

¹강원대학교 경영·관광학부
²홍익대학교 경영학부

TQM′s Position as the Sources of the Competitiveness: In View of International Competitiveness of Japanese Corporations

ABSTRACT

TQM(total quality management) is accepted as the powerful and holistic management innovation tools in the worldwide corporations since "Malcom Baldrige National Quality Award" model is established by US government. But nowadays, TQM′s roles and positions for the competitiveness is challenged from other many management innovations tools. This paper identifies the TQM′s roles and positions as the sources of sustainable competitive advantages through the examples of Japanese manufacturing corporations which enjoy the strongest positions since 1980′s in world market.