Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management (품질경영학회지)

Korean Society for Quality Management (한국품질경영학회)
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An Integrative Approach to the Study of 'Quality of Life' and Social Dimensions of Consumption Environmental Quality from the Social Systems Perspective

`삶의 질` 연구에 대한 통합적 접근과 사회적 시스템의 관점에서 본 소비환경의 '사회적 품질'

  • Published : 2005.06.30
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Abstract

The clear and mechanical definition of quality is the key success factor for its wide adoption across various industries and non-profit organizations and its popularity as a managerial goal. However, 'Quality of Life'(QOL) which is a common research subject for the various social science fields seems to require a quite different conceptualization of quality. The paper is a conceptual paper which identifies the compatibility and differences between a traditional quality concept and quality in QOL studies. Also, demonstrating from the social systems perspective how quality is conceptualized in measuring the social dimensions of consumption environmental quality, the paper argues the necessity of a broadened concept regarding quality.

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