Starts from the premiss that quality and productivity are important tools for organizations to use to achieve … competitive advantage. Takes a strategic perspective from which to examine why productivity is important to the economy and to … look at quality as an integral part of productivity improvement. Considers the forces which support productivity and …

processes? Rejects the view that quality and productivity are incompatible, arguing that efficiencies resulting from … continuously improving quality lead to increased productivity. Examines the western management reliance for competitive advantage …

restructuring, redundancy and pressures on staff to increase productivity that are inconsistent with promoting a shared interest in …

their productivity to employers through academic credentials. An academic credential—for example, a college degree …—conveys information valuable to both parties. It benefits the employer by indicating job skills and productivity; it benefits the employee …, productivity, income, and employment. As potential employees in this exercise have varying levels of education, this lesson also …

to improve efficiency and productivity is at odds with creating a quality culture. Explains why a quality culture is …

Productivity and people maintenance values have traditionally been considered to contribute to leader effectiveness but …, China, 103 managers indicated their productivity and people values and 206 employees indicated their goal interdependence …, leader effectiveness, and their commitment. Structural equation analysis suggested that productivity and people maintenance …