2007
Wenny Chandra, Pennsylvania State University
Improving Public Health System: Disease Surveillance for Pandemic Preparedness and Response Planning
Aravind Chandrasekaran, University of Minnesota
Balancing between Innovation and Improvement Projects in High Velocity Environments
Carla L. Fisher, Pennsylvania State University
Competent Mother-Adult Daughter Communication: Behavior Essential to the Quality of Life when Coping with Breast Cancer across the Life Span
Betty Harper, The Pennsylvania State University
An Investigation of the Role of Continuous Improvement in Promoting Student Learning
Ying Hong, Rutgers University
One Size Does Not Fit All: Linking Customer Service Strategy with Human Resource Management
Leidy Klotz, The Pennsylvania State University
The Relationships between Transparency, Process Mapping, and Sustainable Building Delivery
2006
MAJ Brad Beauvais, The Pennsylvania State University
Does Money Really Matter? The Effects of Health Organization Finances on Quality of Care
Ruthanne Huising, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Becoming (and Being) a Change Agent: Personal Transformation and the Diffusion of Quality Management Programs
Nina Vyatkina, The Pennsylvania State University
Continuous Improvement of Second Language Pragmatic Competence: Data-Driven Teaching Based on a Learner Corpus
Jisun Yu, University of Minnesota
One Size Does Not Fit All: Toward an Understanding of Local Adaptation of Quality Management Practices in Cross-Border Practice Transfers
Dongli Zhang, University of Minnesota
Quality Control Versus Quality Learning: Measurement, Antecedents, and Performance Implication
2005
John Gray, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Essays on Outsourcing Strategies: The Role of Continuous Improvement and Learning in Sustaining Competitive Advantage
Jared Harris, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Organizational Ethics and Quality: Causes and Outcomes of Corporate Misconduct
David Peng, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Achieving Competitive Advantage Through Operations: A Resource-Based View
Dan Stewart, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota
Linking Statewide Databases: A Strategy to Improve Early Identification and Service Coordination for Children with Disabilities
Dongli Zhang, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
The Interaction of Trust and Rational Decision Making in Six Sigma Teams
2004
Zhike Lei, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Identifying errors for continuous learning, model of error identification for transactive memory system
Mary Maloney, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Coordination and multi national enterprises: A test of Six Sigma teams as coordinating mechanisms
Enno Siemsen, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Measuring hoarding knowledge and sharing knowledge and intervention available; its impact of design choices on how to share
John Gray, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Outsourcing manufactering resources: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Shilpa Gupta, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, Arizona State University
Laying the groundwork for developing an optimal scheme for the monitoring of product and process profiles
Xiaosong Peng, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
A control theory perspective of managing improvement project team
Bosu Seo, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Racial disparities of children in the quality of health care: Analyzing Minnesota Health Care Program
2003
Hoi-Ming Chi, Electrical Engineering, Purdue University
Factories of the Future: Toward Automated Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (AIMS)
Ann H. Dodd, Communication Arts & Sciences, Penn State University
Examining the Relationship Between Communication and the Use of Quality Management Practices in Academic Departments
Amer Kaissi, Health Services Research, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health
The Effect of Culture and Structure on Patient Safety in Medical Group Practices
Nicholas L. Ball, Information and Decision Sciences, University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management
The Effect of Information Systems Infrastructure on the Performance of the Information Systems Function: A Contingency Theory of Information Systems Infrastructure
Margo A. Halm, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota
Health-Related Quality of Life of Coronary Artery Bypass Patients and their Spouses at 6 months to 1 Year
Enno Siemsen, Operations, Technology & Innovation Management, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School
Why Do Workers Hoard Knowledge?
2002
Arpan Jani, Information & Decision Sciences Carlson School of Management
Fire-fighting in Software Projects and Its Impact on Software Quality: A Decision Making Approach
Trista Johnson, Epidemiology, Public Health
Epidemiology as a Tool to Study Medical Errors and Improve Patient Safety
Miguel Ramos, Strategic Management and Organization, Carlson School of Management
Developing World-Class Quality in an Emerging Economy Under Radical Institutional Change: A Longitudinal Study
Leann Wirkkula, Educational Policies & Admin--Higher Education, Education & Human Development
A New Approach to Examining Planning and Management Fads in Higher Education
2001
Gwanhoo Lee, Information and Decision Sciences, Carlson School of Management
The impact of information systems' organizational responsiveness on information systems quality and end-user satisfaction
Adrian Choo,Operations and Management Science, Carlson School of Management
Knowledge creation in the structured improvement approach
Yvonne Godber, Educational Psychology, Education and Human Development
Exploring the relationship between parental perspectives of school climate and their willingness to become involved
2000
Qimei(Angela)Chen, Journalism and Mass Communication, College of Liberal Arts
Measurement, Meaning and Consequences of .com Satisfaction
Adrian Choo, Operations and Management Science, Carlson School of Management
Mechanisms of Knowledge Creation Using the Six Sigma Approach
Scott Reynolds, Strategic Management and Organization, Carlson School of Management
Exploring the Ethical Aspects of Quality: How Do Managers Come to Label Issues as Ethical Issues?
1999
Kristy Cua, Operations and Management Science, Carlson School of Management
How do Just-In-Time, Total Quality Management, and Total Productive Maintenance programs relate? How do they lead to improved manufacturing performance?
Russel Rogers, Strategic Management and Organization, Carlson School of Management
Longitudinal Application of Complexity Theory to Healthcare Quality Improvement
Frank Schultz, Strategic Management and Organization, Carlson School of Management
The Pursuit of Quality of Care and Financial Performance in Health Care Decision Making
1998
Joe Bonner, Marketing and Logistics Management, Carlson School of Management
How and which customers should be involved in new product development? What processes should firms use to manage those involvements?
Kristy Cua, Operations and Management Science, Carlson School of Management
How do Just-In-Time, Total Quality Management, and Total Productive Maintenance programs relate? How do they lead to improved manufacturing performance?
Albert de Vries, Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Food, & Environmental Sciences
Extending Statistical Process Control methods to dairy herd management to improve the quality of decision making
Julie Hays, Operations and Management Science, Carlson School of Management
What constitutes a strong service guarantee? How does it impact service quality and financial performance?
Rozina Karmaliani, Public Health Nursing, School of Nursing
Collaboration and its effect on systems change (studying the Dakota County Healthy Families Initiative, 21 collaborating agencies of health, education, and human services)
Jeff Thompson, Strategic Management and Organization, Carlson School of Management
What adjustments must physicians make as their private practices are acquired by large health systems?
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