The Resurrection of Taylorism: Total Quality Management's Hidden Agenda

The Resurrection of Taylorism: Total Quality Management's Hidden Agenda

Looks at the historical roots of TQM. Finds that TQM, while popularly attributed to W. Edwards Deming, can be linked in Japan to 1920s industrialization and to the importation of Taylor's philosophy. Posits that TQM's neo-modernism. Concludes with post-TQM ideas for managing change.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of organizational change management 1993-04, Vol.6 (4), p.57-70
Hauptverfasser: Boje, David M, Winsor, Robert D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Capitalism
Competitive advantage
Corporate culture
Effects
History
Japan
Japanese culture
Labor market
Loyalty
Modernism
Organizational change
Postmodernism
Psychological aspects
Quality circles
Quality management
Studies
Taylorism
Total quality
TQM
Workers
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Zusammenfassung:Looks at the historical roots of TQM. Finds that TQM, while popularly attributed to W. Edwards Deming, can be linked in Japan to 1920s industrialization and to the importation of Taylor's philosophy. Posits that TQM's neo-modernism. Concludes with post-TQM ideas for managing change.
ISSN:0953-4814
1758-7816
DOI:10.1108/09534819310042740