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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Quality circle"”.
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The Quality Circle Experience at the San Antonio Air Logistics Center
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The mediating effect of organizational climate on personal growth amongst quality circle members
… has towards "participation" and designs such as quality circles (QC's) were noted and discussed. QC's themselves were introduced with an overview of their origins. The "trade war" between Japan and the West was mentioned, with particular note taken of the role of QC's and their subsequent usage …
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A Study of the Impact of a Quality Circle on a Public Secondary School in Southern California
The goal of this research was to establish a quality circle at a Southern California public high school and to determine what effect the quality circle process would have on problem resolution and communication at that specific institution. The circle was composed of eight faculty members who …
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Quality Circles and the Communication Satisfaction of Participants
… study investigated the relationship between quality circle participation and communication satisfaction. It was hypothesized that a positive relationship existed between communication satisfaction and quality circle participation. The study employed established criteria of communication …
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PARTICIPATIVE DECISION-MAKING AND THE QUALITY OF WORK LIFE: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
… a type of participative decision making on the quality of work life. Quality circles were developed for operating room (OR) nurses and technicians in three New England hospitals. These circles, each consisting of 8-12 OR staff members, met regularly over a seven month period with the goal of …
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An Investigation of Individual Reactions to Quality Circles: Findings From Two Firms
… and very few studies by third parties, of Quality Circle effects and effectiveness. The importance of knowing what one may reasonably expect from a Quality Circle program seems undeniable, particularly given their popularity. The current research, therefore, is organized around the testing …
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Knowledge Based Approach to Support Innovation Processes in Small and Medium Sized Manufacturing Enterprises
… Innovation Models, Knowledge Management, Quality Circle Programme and Learning Organisation. The second stage of this research has utilised the findings from the literature review to develop a novel research framework to examine current innovation and knowledge management practices in use …
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Modelling image quality for automotive display technologies
The aim of this thesis is to link perceived image quality to physical display parameters. This is done in the context of automotive displays. Specialities of automotive display applications like high ambient lighting conditions and the necessity to access information quickly are explained. A …
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The Impact of an Employee Involvement Program on Service Quality in a Nursing Home Organization
… making and behavior modeling training on quality of service. Subjects were nursing aides in two similar nursing home facilities operated by a medium-sized long-term care organization. Participation in decision making involved weekly meetings using a quality-circle-type problem-solving …