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

경쟁력 원천으로서의 TQM의 위상: 일본기업의 국제경쟁력을 중심으로

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.