The Resurrection of Taylorism: Total Quality Management’s Hidden Agenda
- 1 April 1993
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Journal of Organizational Change Management
- Vol. 6 (4) , 57-70
- https://doi.org/10.1108/09534819310042740
Abstract
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.Keywords
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