Journal Article10.5465/AMR.1994.9412271803
Management theory and total quality: improving research and practice through theory development
James W. Dean,David E. Bowen +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare total quality and management theory at both global and topic-specific levels and conclude that management practice could be improved by incorporating insights from management theory into total quality efforts.
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Abstract: We introduce this theory-development forum by comparing total quality and management theory at both global and topic-specific levels. Our analysis suggests that management research could be enhanced by incorporating some insights of total quality into management theory. We also conclude, however, that management practice could be improved by incorporating insights from management theory into total quality efforts, and that, in fact, total quality has already incorporated many such insights. Finally, we suggest some directions for theory development and research on total quality.
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