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Quality (Chap. 8 "Kaoru Ishikawa" and Chap. 25 "Qualitative Methods") » Read Now
by John Beckford. 330 pgs.

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This text provides a comprehensive and detailed introduction to the theory and practice of quality in the context of 20th century management thinking. The text is intended primarily for students, but could also be of use to practising managers.
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Corporate Communications: A Comparison of Japanese and American Practices (Chap. 13 "Quality Circles in America") » Read Now
by William V. Ruch. 306 pgs.

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...American Management Associations...From "Quality Circles Work at Plastics...such as quality circles from Japan...different management philosophies...Middle up" management...
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Fordism Transformed: The Development of Production Methods in the Automobile Industry (Chap. 6 "The Development of Company-Wide Quality Control and Quality Circles at Toyota Motor Corporation and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.") » Read Now
by Haruhito Shiomi, Kazuo Wada. 320 pgs.

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* Topical * Leading Japanese, American, and European scholars * Based on proceedings of prestigious international conference Japan is now the world's largest producer of cars but it only began to catch up with its competitors after the Second World War by studying and modifying the Ford system of...
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* Topical * Leading Japanese, American, and European scholars * Based on proceedings of prestigious international conference Japan is now the world's largest producer of cars but it only began to catch up with its competitors after the Second World War by studying and modifying the Ford system of mass production implemented first in the USA in the early 20th century. Other countries have also developed the system in their own ways with varying degrees of success. The papers in this volume will examine and compare the experiences of different countries in modifying the system, and the impact of the "quality control movement" and lean production in Japan.
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Managing Human Productivity: People Are Your Best Investment (Chap. 4 "Quality Circles: Can We Work Together?") » Read Now
by Stephen J. Holoviak, Susan Sipkoff Stone. 220 pgs.

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This comprehensive text focuses on the transition underway in the fields of personnel and labor relations and guides the reader into the new era of human resources management. The book examines some current issues and topics that are producing solid results--results that make people feel part of the...
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This comprehensive text focuses on the transition underway in the fields of personnel and labor relations and guides the reader into the new era of human resources management. The book examines some current issues and topics that are producing solid results--results that make people feel part of the organization and that contribute to increased organizational effectiveness. The authors argue that these practices are not just passing fads, but proven concepts that should endure well into the future. The technical side of the labor relations process is also examined in depth as are training and career development, turnover, absenteeism, and substance abuse.
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Managing Modern Capitalism: Industrial Renewal and Workplace Democracy in the United States and Western Europe ("From Expression Groups to Quality Circles" begins on p. 205) » Read Now
by M. Donald Hancock, John Logue, Bernt Schiller. 359 pgs.

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The development of the welfare state has been accompanied by greater freedoms being granted to workers in industrialized capitalist countries. The themes of this volume concern how governments, trade unions, and workers have acted to promote economic growth and economic accountability with active...
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The development of the welfare state has been accompanied by greater freedoms being granted to workers in industrialized capitalist countries. The themes of this volume concern how governments, trade unions, and workers have acted to promote economic growth and economic accountability with active industrial or worker self-management policies. The key dimensions of economic, social, and political change in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Sweden are analyzed in the book's essays--focusing on workplace reforms and economic management in a variety of national settings.
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Taylorism Transformed: Scientific Management Theory since 1945 ("Toward the Quality Circle" begins on p. 155) » Read Now
by Stephen P. Waring. 288 pgs.

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Meeting Management and Group Character Development, in Journal of Managerial Issues » Read Now
by Timothy J. Kloppenbog, Joseph A. Petrick. 15 pgs.

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Reinventing the Workplace: How Business and Employees Can Both Win ("Employee Involvement at a Typical GM Plant" begins on p. 20) » Read Now
by David I. Levine. 222 pgs.

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...total quality management, which recreates quality circles under new...teams, quality circles, job rotation, or total quality management. 15 In a...Furthermore, management...
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Restructuring the Employment Relationship ("Quality Circles" begins on p. 94) » Read Now
by Duncan Gallie. 354 pgs.

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This masterly new study presents the first large-scale empirical analysis of the changes in British work experiences and employment relationships between the 1980s and 1990s. Drawing on the Employment in Britain surveya national survey providing the richest source of evidence to date about...
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This masterly new study presents the first large-scale empirical analysis of the changes in British work experiences and employment relationships between the 1980s and 1990s. Drawing on the Employment in Britain surveya national survey providing the richest source of evidence to date about individuals' experience of employmentit examines the impact of new technologies, the emergence of new management policies, the changing forms of employment contract, and the growth of job insecurity on people's experience of employment. The authors focus on the implications these developments have for the ways in which skills and work tasks have been changing, the nature of control at work, the degree of participation in decision-making, and the flexibility demanded at work. They assess whether there has been a tendency towards either a polarization or convergence of employment experiences between men and women, and between occupational classes. They offer fresh insight into how the changing quality of work in recent years has affected employee's involvement in their jobs and organizations, the stress they experience at work, and the propensity for absenteeism and staff turnover. While the study provides strong evidence of a marked trend towards upskilling, the authors take issue with the argument that a new type of employment relationship is emerging, arguing instead that the restructuring of the employment relationship has, in fact, reinforced traditional lines of division in the workforce.
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The Quality Process: Little Things Mean a Lot, in Review of Business » Read Now
by Joan E. Gebhardt, Patrick L. Townsend. 6 pgs.

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The Question of Quality Circles; Proponents Say They Increase Worker Productivity and Satisfaction. Detractors Call Them Fads, a Quick Fix for Deeper Problems, in Psychology Today » Read Now
by Mitchell Lee Marks. 5 pgs.

...participating in Quality Circles (QCs, as they...business people, management experts and...control without quality circles. Of all the participative management...
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Quality Circles: Promise, Problems, and Prospects in Florida, in Public Personnel Management » Read Now
by James S. Bowman. 29 pgs.

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...fathers of Japanese management, believes that quality circles are sufficiently...1980). "Survey of Quality Circles and Labor-Management Committees in the...Organizational...
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Public Sector Performance: Management, Motivation, and Measurement ("Quality Circles and Increased Participation" begins on p. 180) » Read Now
by Evan M. Berman, Richard C. Kearney. 372 pgs.

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Taken as a whole, this volume provides a performance compass for today's public managers, helping them to reconstruct the public confidence in, and support of, government.
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Differences between Active and Inactive Quality Circles in Attendance and Performance, in Public Personnel Management » Read Now
by Thomas Li-Ping Tang, Peggy Smith Tollison, Harold D. Whiteside. 12 pgs.

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...performance in quality circles. Academy of Management Journal, 29...Attributions of quality circles failure: Differences among top management, supporting staff...developing...