작업장혁신 제도의 상호연관성 - 6개 품질혁신제도를 중심으로

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship among the 6 practices related to workplace innovation, such as BPR, JIT, TQM, SPC, 6 sigma and QC. While most researchers examine the concept of internal fitness among HRM practices, this study focuses on the concept of internal fitness among quality-improving practices mentioned above. The data from the Workplace Panel Survey by the Korea Labor Institute(KLI) in 2007 are utilized for the purpose. The results from logistic regressions using the individual introduction of the 6 practices as a dependent variable shows that the determinants of the introduction of each practice are not the same as the determinants of the 6 practices as a whole and the determinants of the introduction of practices depend on which practice is introduced. While a certain practice is likely to increase of the possibility of the introduction of another practice, the certain practice may decrease the possibility of the introduction of the other practice. For instance, QC is not related to the introduction of BPR and JIT but is positively related to the introduction of 6 sigma. It is shown that a certain practice which promotes the introduction of another practice may affect the internalization of the practice in a very different way later. For example, the results implies that the introduction of QC may have an effect on the introduction of 6 sigma positively, while it may have a negative effect on the internalization of 6 sigma. This study reveals that the relationship among the 6 quality-improving practice is complicated and even conflictive in a time of introduction and internalization.