QUALITY MANAGEMENT AS A RESULT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN THOUGHT

Purpose:The aim of this article is to systematise the view of the human being from antiquity to modern times, to consider how anthropological philosophy can influence the discipline of quality management sciences in companies, and to demonstrate that the mentioned disciplines of sciences directly influence each other and how the human being is an important factor in the quality management process.Design/methodology/approach: The human being can be considered as a common point of reference for philosophy and quality management science.The paper is a literature review of the achievements of philosophy regarding the human being and an attempt to link the quality management sciences with philosophy (philosophical anthropology).Findings: Thanks to the development of philosophy, man is no longer treated merely as an element of a larger, complex whole or mechanism in which he acts as a mode.He is an individual, endowed with unique predispositions which, if properly managed, can bring enormous benefits not only to himself, but also to the working environment in which he functions and in his private life.Originality/value: Considering quality and quality management in the context of a philosophy changes the perspective of how people are perceived in the work environment.The combination of quality management science and philosophy can allow a completely different dimension of business management to be discovered.