Half a century of Quality & Quantity: a bibliometric review

Quality & Quantity - The Quality & Quantity was established in 1967 and in 2017 it completed its half century. The journal is interdisciplinary in nature and it mainly discusses...     

The index of dissimilarity as a measure of inequality

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A review of some unusual applications of signal detection theory

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A process model of residential resettlement

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Correction to: The development of delinquency during adolescence: a comparison of missing data techniques revisited

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Measures of system properties and ratio correlation

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On the homogeneity of psychological processes

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From quality to innovation: Evidence from two French Employer Surveys

In this article we investigate the impact of quality systems on innovation performance using the method of propensity matching. We use two French microeconomic surveys, the “Organizational Changes and Computerization” (COI 1997) and the “Community Innovation Survey” (CIS3 1998–2000). The first hypothesis indicating that quality (ISO 9000 certification) impacts positively on innovation is supported for certain areas of innovation performance. Furthermore, the second hypothesis states that different levels of quality differentially improve innovation performance. Results indicate that the innovation performance of firms with Top Quality Level is higher than that of firms with Medium Quality Level which is also higher than that of firms with Low Quality Level for certain areas of innovation. However, we found that the difference in innovation performance between firms with Medium and Low Quality Levels is not of a great magnitude. This study implies that in order to achieve a significant innovation performance improvement via quality systems, a very well-established quality system is needed within a firm.     

Review of Veltri,G. A.: Digital social research

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The moderating role of contextual factors on quality management practices

This study investigates how contextual factors influence the relationship between Quality Management (QM) practices and manufacturing performance. It contributes to the contingency theory of QM effectiveness. Drawing on the management literature, we differentiate two different groups of QM practices: Quality Exploitation and Quality Exploration. The analysis empirically investigates the internal fit with organizational structure and the external fit with environmental uncertainty on the relationship between Quality Exploration, Quality Exploitation, and operational performance. The data comes from a survey of 238 manufacturing plants in three industries across eight countries. Regression analyses show that both internal fit with the organizational structure and external fit with the environment affect performance. The findings also provide insights for managers on how to customize QM programs to achieve optimal performance benefits. In stable environments Quality Exploitation practices provide the best performance outcomes, while in a dynamic environment Quality Exploration practices with an organic organizational structure give the best results.     

Surveying attitude structures: A discussion of principles and procedures

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A note on the notion of “theory”

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The limits of matching pairs: The “Freedman-problem” revisited

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Concepts of evidence in systems analysis: Testing macro-system theories

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Longitudinal Research and the Analysis of Social Change

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Contents of Volume 37 (2003)

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Race comparisons on Rotter's I-E scale: Difference in locus of control or in concept being measured?

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Public Report,Price, and Quality

A monopolist produces a good with two qualities. All consumers have the same valuation of the first quality, but their valuations of the second vary, and are their private information. A public agency can verify qualities, and make credible reports to consumers. In Full Quality Report, the public agency reports both qualities. In Average Quality Report, it reports a weighted average of qualities. The equilibrium prices and qualities in Full Quality Report can be implemented by Average Quality Report. Equilibrium prices and qualities in Average Quality Report give higher consumer surplus than Full Quality Report. Bertrand competition under Average Quality Report yields first‐best prices and qualities.     

谈进一步加强高职高专院校“质量工程”建设的思路及举措

"质量工程"建设是提高高职高专教育教学质量的关键。文章从高职高专院校发展现状,并结合陕铁职院在"质量工程"建设中的做法和经验,提出了进一步加强高职高专院校"质量工程"建设的思路及举措。     

International quality awards and excellence quality models around the world. A multidimensional analysis

There are many theories about what is Total Quality Management and the scope to implement it. Researchers from several countries agree that the International Quality Awards and Excellence Quality Models are the viable form to achieve, under these criteria, an excellence in quality topics. However, if we analyze carefully the criteria of these awards around the world, we can find likely the most heterogeneous element as a guide and evaluation, depending on the geographical places. But the truth is that quality is a universal concept and the achievement of Total Quality Management needs the criteria and unified elements around the world. The aim of this paper is to find a logical structure to evaluate and apply the Total Quality Management in any company around the world despite cultural and geographical situations. As a result of the research, thirty nine International Quality Awards and Excellence Quality Models were examined through the cluster analysis, carrying out seven dimensions that involve all necessary criteria to achieve and evaluate the Total Quality Management.