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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

An Analysis of Selected Elements of Quality Circles in Midwestern United States Firms

Abstract

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This research investigated the elements of quality circles (QCs) operating in four midwestern American companies. A content analysis was used to extrapolate and categorize the elements of QCs including the experiences of participants in QCs consisting of white and blue collar employees. Data were collected in two unionized and two non unionized companies located in Chicago and east central Illinois during 1982-83.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Education
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Smith, Carol

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8409836
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/68896

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2026-07-22
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citation

Smith, Carol. An Analysis of Selected Elements of Quality Circles in Midwestern United States Firms. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/68896