Dataset - The Synergistic Role of Total Quality Management and Knowledge Management in Achieving Sustainable Business Practices

The increasingly unpredictable business environment compels organizations to incorporate sustainability into their strategic management, simultaneously balancing economic, social, and environmental objectives. This study investigates the direct and indirect effects of Total Quality Management (TQM) and Knowledge Management (KM) on sustainability management in Indonesian business organizations. Grounded in the Knowledge-Based Theory (KBT), the research adopts a survey-based quantitative approach, collecting 389 valid responses from employees across diverse industries. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) reveals TQM exerts a positive direct impact on economic and environmental sustainability, whereas KM directly and significantly influences all three sustainability dimensions. Moreover, TQM influences KM with a dominant effect, which in turn strengthens its influence on sustainability performance. These findings highlight the necessity for organizations to integrate TQM with KM for optimal, long-term sustainability outcomes.Keywords: total quality management, knowledge management, sustainability management.