Workers' Brains as Well as Their Bodies
Quality Circles in a Federal Facility
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10400382 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Bryant, Stephen H Bryant, Joseph L Kearns, Joseph Kearns |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 144-144 |
| Publication date | 1982-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Administration Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/975536 |
| OpenAlex | W2318713248 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Quality circles (QCs) are small groups of workers who meet on a regular basis to identify, analyze, and solve problems they experience in their jobs. QCs vary in size, but most range between three to 15 members from the same work area. Because members are generally from the same work location, they are familiar with the problems that the group identifies. Through quality circles, workers serve as in-house consultants on how to improve conditions and results. Furthermore, participation is voluntary-no one is forced to join or to stay out. To develop teamwork, each member of a circle has the opportunity to make suggestions or contribute in every meeting. The objectives for the circles are to
Business · Epistemology · Political science · Quality (philosophy · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1983 - 2009 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |