The Resurrection of Taylorism: Total Quality Management’s Hidden Agenda
David M. Boje
(Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, USA)
Robert D. Winsor
(Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, USA)
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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.
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Citation
Boje, D.M. and Winsor, R.D. (1993), "The Resurrection of Taylorism: Total Quality Management’s Hidden Agenda", Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 57-70. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534819310042740
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1993, MCB UP Limited