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Download full textTang, Thomas Li-Ping; And Others – 1988
A quality circle (QC) is a group of workers from the same work area who voluntarily meet on a regular basis to identify, analyze, and solve various work-related problems. While management support has been a variable frequently cited as critical to the success of QCs in organizations, very little research has empirically documented the relationship…
Descriptors: Administrators, Attendance, Middle Management, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedTang, Thomas Li-Ping; And Others – Personnel Psychology, 1987
Examined the motivation to attend quality circle (QC) meetings and the task performance of 47 QC's over a three-year period as a function of self- versus management-initiation. Results showed that although they attracted fewer members, management-initiated QC's solved more problems and solved their problems faster than did self-initiated QC's.…
Descriptors: Attendance, Employees, Employer Employee Relationship, Industrial Psychology
