Dr . K�ksal is a coordinator at the Innovative Teachers project of Microsoft Turkey and is also trying to publicize the Students'Quality Circles ( Imece Circles ) philosophy, at Turkish schools.
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For example, quality circles do not work well in every enterprise ( and are even discouraged by some managers ), and relatively few TQM-participating enterprises have won the national quality awards.
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And some of the credit, Cole says, should go to management trends such as quality circles, total quality management and re-engineering _ fads that typically evoke more ridicule or cynicism than respect.
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Quality circles have the advantage of continuity; the circle remains intact from project to project . ( For a comparison to Quality Improvement Teams, see Juran's " Quality by Design . " ).
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COL . 3 of QUALITY0 ( ) One guest was the CEO of Motorola, who talked about his company's use of employee teams _ a descendant of the old " quality circles " fad.
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In a structures-fabrication and assembly plant in the south-eastern US, some quality circles ( QCs ) were established by the management ( management-initiated ); whereas others were formed based on requests of employees ( self-initiated ).
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Quality circles are generally free to select any topic they wish ( other than those related to salary and terms and conditions of work, as there are other channels through which these issues are usually considered ).
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Do you wince at management's discovery of this week's cure-all fad _ quality circles, work teams, re-engineering, ISO 9000, mission statements _ knowing all the time and energy spent on it will be wasted when management discovers next week's fad?
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Being declared one of the best Quality Enhancement Cells in Pakistan by the Higher Education Commission, it is a progressive and dynamic organization of Riphah International University which is moving at a faster pace to achieve distinctions in Quality Circles.
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A study by Marks et al . focused on assessing the effect that quality circles had on participating employees and found that the attitudes of employees who participated in quality circles were influenced in the areas concerning participation, decision making, and group communication.
