The Role of Culture as Driver of Quality Management and Performance: Infrastructure Versus Core Quality Practices*

2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 671-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Naor ◽  
Susan M. Goldstein ◽  
Kevin W. Linderman ◽  
Roger G. Schroeder
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Quality Practices ◽  
And Performance

Quality management, strategic priorities and performance: the role of quality leadership

2011 ◽  
Vol 111 (8) ◽  
pp. 1173-1193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos A. Albacete‐Sáez ◽  
Maria Mar Fuentes‐Fuentes ◽  
Ana María Bojica
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
And Performance

scholarly journals The Role of Quality Management in Improving Competitiveness and Performance of Moroccan Organizations

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (28) ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Taouab ◽  
Soumaya Outellou
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Iso 9000 ◽  
New Information ◽  
The Subject ◽  
And Performance

This paper focuses on introducing the term “quality management” and to showcase its relationship with ISO 9000 certification, as well as its impact on competitiveness and performance of Moroccans organizations. A research method strategy was used, which began with some assumptions on the subject. This was followed by the collection of theoretical and empirical data which helped uncover new information and created a better understanding of the topic.

Quality Management in U.S. High Schools: Evidence from the Field,

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Detert ◽  
Michelle E. Bauerly Kopel ◽  
John J. Mauriel ◽  
Roger W. Jenni
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Quality Practices ◽  
Critical Leadership ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
And Training

This article reports on the first stages of a longitudinal study examining the implementation of a reform effort in high schools known as Quality Management (QM). Quality Management is defined as the use of the following seven practices: continuous improvement, customer focus, systems thinking, leadership, studying and evaluating processes, data-based decision making, and training. Interview and survey data from a national sample of purposively chosen high schools show limited results in terms of the effective use and institutionalization of the seven Quality practices by classroom teachers, though the lessons learned and examples of best practices are instructive. Contextual factors that aid or inhibit the implementation QM practices are identified and explicated. The findings provide insight into the implementation of systemic school reform efforts, with particular emphasis on the critical leadership role of principals.

Trace nanoanalysis

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 940-941
Author(s):  
D. E. Newbury ◽  
R. D. Leapman
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Detection Efficiency ◽  
Volume Element ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Trace Constituents ◽  
Secondary Ion ◽  
Concentration Levels ◽  
Structure Properties

Trace constituents, which can be very loosely defined as those present at concentration levels below 1 percent, often exert influence on structure, properties, and performance far greater than what might be estimated from their proportion alone. Defining the role of trace constituents in the microstructure, or indeed even determining their location, makes great demands on the available array of microanalytical tools. These demands become increasingly more challenging as the dimensions of the volume element to be probed become smaller. For example, a cubic volume element of silicon with an edge dimension of 1 micrometer contains approximately 5×1010 atoms. High performance secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) can be used to measure trace constituents to levels of hundreds of parts per billion from such a volume element (e. g., detection of at least 100 atoms to give 10% reproducibility with an overall detection efficiency of 1%, considering ionization, transmission, and counting).

The Relation Between Financial Incentives, Motivation, and Performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anaïs Thibault Landry ◽  
Marylène Gagné ◽  
Jacques Forest ◽  
Sylvie Guerrero ◽  
Michel Séguin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Autonomous Motivation ◽  
Compensation Plans ◽  
Work Settings ◽  
Path Analyses ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Performance Results

Abstract. To this day, researchers are debating the adequacy of using financial incentives to bolster performance in work settings. Our goal was to contribute to current understanding by considering the moderating role of distributive justice in the relation between financial incentives, motivation, and performance. Based on self-determination theory, we hypothesized that when bonuses are fairly distributed, using financial incentives makes employees feel more competent and autonomous, which in turn fosters greater autonomous motivation and lower controlled motivation, and better work performance. Results from path analyses in three samples supported our hypotheses, suggesting that the effect of financial incentives is contextual, and that compensation plans using financial incentives and bonuses can be effective when properly managed.

The role of copper ions in hydrogen peroxide bleaching: Their origin, removal, and effect on pulp quality

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 37-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
PEDRO E.G. LOUREIRO ◽  
SANDRINE DUARTE ◽  
DMITRY V. EVTUGUIN ◽  
M. GRAÇA V.S. CARVALHO
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Copper Ions ◽  
Peroxide Bleaching ◽  
Metals Removal ◽  
Peroxide Decomposition ◽  
Equipment Corrosion ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Control ◽  
Main Effects

This study puts particular emphasis on the role of copper ions in the performance of hydrogen peroxide bleaching (P-stage). Owing to their variable levels across the bleaching line due to washing filtrates, bleaching reagents, and equipment corrosion, these ions can play a major role in hydrogen peroxide decomposition and be detrimental to polysaccharide integrity. In this study, a Cu-contaminated D0(EOP)D1 prebleached pulp was subjected to an acidic washing (A-stage) or chelation (Q-stage) before the alkaline P-stage. The objective was to understand the isolated and combined role of copper ions in peroxide bleaching performance. By applying an experimental design, it was possible to identify the main effects of the pretreatment variables on the extent of metals removal and performance of the P-stage. The acid treatment was unsuccessful in terms of complete copper removal, magnesium preservation, and control of hydrogen peroxide consumption in the following P-stage. Increasing reaction temperature and time of the acidic A-stage improved the brightness stability of the D0(EOP)D1AP bleached pulp. The optimum conditions for chelation pretreatment to maximize the brightness gains obtained in the subsequent P-stage with the lowest peroxide consumption were 0.4% diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), 80ºC, and 4.5 pH.

Quality assurance and quality improvement in medical practice – Part 1. Definition and importance of quality in medical practice

2012 ◽  
Vol 153 (3) ◽  
pp. 83-92
Author(s):  
Sándor Gődény
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Medical Practice ◽  
Quality Measurement ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Management Quality ◽  
Hungarian Population ◽  
Healthcare Finance

In Hungary healthcare finance has decreased in proportion with the GDP, while the health status of the population is still ranks among the worst in the European Union. Since healthcare finance is not expected to increase, the number of practicing doctors per capita is continuously decreasing. In the coming years it is an important question that in this situation what methods can be used to prevent further deterioration of the health status of the Hungarian population, and within this is the role of the quality approach, and different methods of quality management. In the present and the forthcoming two articles those standpoints will be summarized which support the need for the integration of quality assurance in the everyday medical practice. In the first part the importance of quality thinking, quality management, quality assurance, necessity of quality measurement and improvement, furthermore, advantages of the quality systems will be discussed. Orv. Hetil., 2012, 153, 83–92.

The Role of Research and Innovation in the Transformation of Agri-Food Systems

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-63
Author(s):  
Mariana Sandu ◽  
Stefan Mantea
Keyword(s):  
Technological Progress ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Determinant Factor ◽  
Rapid Transformation

Abstract Agri-food systems include branching ramifications, which connect in the upstream the input suppliers with farmers, and downstream farmers, processors, retailers and consumers. In the last decades, at the level of the regions, food systems have undergone rapid transformation as a result of technological progress. The paper analyzes the changes made to the structure, behavior and performance of the agri-food system and the impact on farmers and consumers. Also, the role of agricultural research as a determinant factor of transformation of agri-food system is analyzed. The research objective is to develop technologies that cover the entire food chain (from farm to fork) and meet the specific requirements of consumers (from fork to farm) through scientific solutions in line with the principles of sustainable agriculture and ensuring the safety and food safety of the population.

ROLE OF RESPONSIBILITY IN THE QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 805-816
Author(s):  
Zdravko Krivokapić ◽  
◽  
Miladin Stefanović
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Quality Management System
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