A Studyon Relationship among the Key Dimensions of Quality Management

품질경영 핵심영역간의 상관관계연구

A key aspect of theoretical and practical development of quality management is articulation of the distinction between quality management practices(input) and quality performance (output), which to date has been blurred under the broad heading of 'quality'. Recent literature primarily addressed measurement of quality performance but very little empirical research focuses specifically on quality management practices. In order to understand quality cause and effect, it is necessary to specify and measure quality management practices (cause) as well as quality performance (effect). This paper identifies and substantiates the key areas of quality management that must be implemented to achieve effective quality management, then analyzes relationships among those areas. In doing so, it establishes the basis for subsequent research by producing a profile of organization-wide quality manage-ment and provides the direction and priority of quality management practices for practitioners.