The Strategic Role of Product Quality
利用PIMS数据库，研究产品质量与其他战略因素的反馈互动，发现成功实施质量策略能提升盈利能力，对关注市场份额的企业均有帮助。
The role of product quality is examined to determine its applicability as a means of gaining a comparative advantage. The authors argue that only by (1) allowing for the possibility of feedback between quality and other strategic factors and (2) controlling for firm-specific effects can the role of quality and key hypotheses be evaluated. Making use of the PIMS data base, the authors detect feedback interactions between product quality and other strategic variables. The findings suggest the importance of product quality and that the successful implementation of a quality strategy can facilitate increased profitability in both a focus and a market share context.