TY - JOUR
T1 - Total quality management as a forerunner of business innovation capability
AU - Perdomo-Ortiz, Jesús
AU - González-Benito, Javier
AU - Galende, Jesús
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was carried out within the framework of research project SEJ2004-03888/ECON, financed by the Dirección General de Investigación del Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (State Office for Research of the Ministry of Education and Science) and by the FEDER funds. Aid was also received from the research project SA093A05 financed by the Consejería de Educación de la Junta de Castilla y León (Regional Ministry of Education of Castile and Leon).
PY - 2006/10
Y1 - 2006/10
N2 - Although it is true that the issues of quality and innovation have been dealt with extensively from different perspectives, studies on the relationship between the two concepts are few. This study tackles this relationship by analyzing the links between the broader concepts of total quality management (TQM) and business innovation capability (BIC). Specifically, it is argued that TQM can favor the development of BIC. An empirical study of 102 firms in the sectors of machinery and instruments for measurement, analysis and control revealed that, indeed, both concepts are compatible and make it possible to identify which dimensions of TQM explain the generation of BIC.
AB - Although it is true that the issues of quality and innovation have been dealt with extensively from different perspectives, studies on the relationship between the two concepts are few. This study tackles this relationship by analyzing the links between the broader concepts of total quality management (TQM) and business innovation capability (BIC). Specifically, it is argued that TQM can favor the development of BIC. An empirical study of 102 firms in the sectors of machinery and instruments for measurement, analysis and control revealed that, indeed, both concepts are compatible and make it possible to identify which dimensions of TQM explain the generation of BIC.
KW - Business innovation capability
KW - Innovation
KW - Measurement scales
KW - Quality
KW - Total quality management
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U2 - 10.1016/j.technovation.2005.09.008
DO - 10.1016/j.technovation.2005.09.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33746253317
SN - 0166-4972
VL - 26
SP - 1170
EP - 1185
JO - Technovation
JF - Technovation
IS - 10
ER -