Quality for Sustainability (Q4S) - The case of Sweden

• While humanity seems to understand that poor quality and unsustainability are both problematic, making change happen is difficult. We examine how (T)QM could support sustainable development conceptually and then demonstrate the proposed model by assessing national sustainability improvement potential with Sweden as a case study. The work is largely conceptual. We use the Sustainability Opportunity Study (SOS) logic, with an emphasis on its Diagnosing component, in trying to Understand, Define, and Measure what national sustainability could be. (T)QM could support sustainability through system understanding, based on a Pareto guided focus on system purpose. The TQM inspired and system-based change model is named Quality for Sustainability (Q4S). It supports doing the right thing right. Q4S is defined as: Ensuring citizens’ needs are met while remaining carbon neutral and taking global responsibility for sustainability, with a focus on alleviating extreme poverty and promoting peacekeeping. The improvement potential for Swedish carbon reductions has been indicated as an example of how a complex system can be simplified to estimate a measurable improvement potential. Results provide a roadmap for understanding sustainability on a national level.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Statsvetenskap -- Freds- och konfliktforskning (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Political Science -- Peace and Conflict Studies (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences -- Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Miljövetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences -- Environmental Studies in Social Sciences (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Teknik och samhälle (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences -- Science and Technology Studies (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Studier av offentlig förvaltning (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences -- Public Administration Studies (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

National Quality

National Sustainability

Performance

Diagnosing

Sustainability Opportunity Study

Quality for Sustainability

Q4S

Kvalitetsteknik och logistik

Quality Technology & Logistics

Diagnosing

National sustainability

Performance

Q4S

Quality for sustainability

Sustainability opportunity study

Quality

national sustainability

performance

diagnosis

quality for sustainablitiy

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