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The Philosophy of Quality

2014
The philosophy of quality has traditionally focused upon the development and implementation of a corporate wide culture that emphasizes a customer focus, continuous improvement, employee empowerment, and data-driven decision making. The drivers of this philosophy are rooted in the alignment of product and service systems design with customer ...
George N. Kenyon, Kabir C. Sen
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Quality, philosophy and Riehl's model of nursing

British Journal of Nursing, 1994
This article explores the use of Riehl's model of nursing as a possible quality assurance vehicle.
J, Conway, M, Williams, N, Taylor
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Making sense of quality philosophies

Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 2016
The purpose of this paper is to improve sense-making of different quality philosophies using a quality system model. We have chosen Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, Lean Management and ISO 9000 as typical quality philosophies. The chosen model is based on describing a system as consisting of purpose, principles, methodologies and tools.
Maria Fredriksson, Raine Isaksson
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History of Philosophy in Philosophy Today; and the Case of the Sensible Qualities

The Philosophical Review, 1992
R recent decades have seen a tremendous outpouring of books and papers on figures and topics in the history of western philosophy. This remarkable scholarly production has accompanied, and has been reinforced by, a wide range of important editorial and translation projects, and the promotion of forums for oral exchange, including ad hoc conferences of ...
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in Search of a Philosophy of Quality Higher Education

2016
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Gandhian Philosophy and National Quality Awards

Journal of Human Values, 2002
In India culture and religion play important roles in the workforce's perception of work, social ethics, moral discipline, and human relations. Some of these values originate from the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. This article presents selections of Gandhi's teachings and philosophy that are germane to modern- day business management, especially for ...
Khoo, H.H., Tan, K.C.
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The philosophy of health-related quality of life translation

Quality of Life Research, 1993
Conventional translation strategies are limited because they enshrine deficiencies of the original questionnaire and do not permit modifications that reflect differences in culture and values. An alternative philosophy would require a conceptual definition of what one wanted to measure and would allow flexibility in the methods to achieve this goal. If
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The Measurex results philosophy of quality improvement

IEEE International Conference on Engineering Management, Gaining the Competitive Advantage, 2002
The Measurex Corporation Quality Improvement System (QIS) is described. Faced with the challenge of introducing a total quality improvement program, Measurex developed a comprehensive effort consistent with the company's culture. Intermeshed into the fabric of the company was Juran's project-by-project admonishment, Deming's structure and Crosby's ...
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Quality Philosophy and Foundation

SunText Review of Economics & Business, 2021
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Social Philosophy of Liberalism and the Quality of Life

The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Political Science and Religion Studies
The article critically analyzes the relativism and conventionalism of the liberal doctrine of the opportunistic values of mondialism and multipolar globalism. A conservative approach asserts the ontology of the fundamental philosophical values of traditionalism and the multipolar world and establishes their hierarchy, clarifying the degree of their ...
V. I. Shamshurin, N. G. Shamshurina
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