Forging Institutional Links: Making Quality Circles Work in the U.S.

Cole, Robert E.; Tachiki, Dennis S.

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ERIC Number: EJ313186

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1984

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Forging Institutional Links: Making Quality Circles Work in the U.S.

Cole, Robert E.; Tachiki, Dennis S.

National Productivity Review, v3 n4 p417-29 Aut 1984

The authors discuss the top three problems reported to hinder the spread of quality circles and evaluate selected solutions to them. The top problems include middle management resistance, lack of top management support, and employee resistance or apathy. Solutions discussed include social recognition and economic rewards. (CT)

Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Management Development, Management Systems, Measurement Techniques, Middle Management, Organizational Objectives, Salary Wage Differentials

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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