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Un estudio empírico del impacto de las iniciativas actuales de gestión de la calidad sobre la innovación y flexibilidad organizativa

An empirical study of current quality management initiatives on the organizational innovation and flexibility

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Pages 677-709 | Received 19 Nov 2009, Accepted 04 Jun 2010, Published online: 15 Jan 2014
 

RESUMEN

En los últimos años, los directivos han optado fuertemente por la Gestión de la Calidad (GC). Como consecuencia, el mercado ha acabado ofreciendo una amplia gama de alternativas para ello (EFQM, ISO, Seis Sigma, etc.), cuyos beneficios difícilmente serán los mismos. Este trabajo diseña un criterio para diferenciar entre cuatro alternativas (Control de calidad, EFQM, Seis Sigma, ISO), basándose en los distintos efectos que sus elementos estructurales pueden tener sobre las capacidades de innovación y flexibilidad. Para ello, se analizan 234 empresas europeas, usando una regresión múltiple con variables ficticias. Los resultados muestran como el efecto de elementos incluidos en el control de calidad y en las Normas ISO no es distinto sobre la innovación ni sobre la flexibilidad. Los elementos en el Modelo EFQM tienen un impacto más fuerte sobre la innovación técnica, la administrativa, y la flexibilidad estratégica, y los asociados a Seis Sigma sobre la flexibilidad operativa.

ABSTRACT

In recent years, managers have opted for implementing Quality Management in their firms. The market offers different alternatives for QM implementation (EFQM, ISO, Six Sigma, etc.). Benefits of each initiative, varies from case to case. This article designs a criterion for choosing among four alternatives (Quality Control, EFQM, Six Sigma and ISO 9000), according to the different effects that QM elements included in each initiative, have on innovation and flexibility capabilities. To do so, using a stepwise regression with dummy variables, it analyses 234 European organizations. The research concludes that QM elements included on Quality Control and ISO Standards have the same effect on administrative and technical innovation, and operational and strategic flexibility. QM elements included in EFQM model have a deeper impact on administrative and technical innovation, and strategic flexibility. And finally, QM elements included in Six Sigma methodology have a deeper impact on operational flexibility.

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