Robert E. Cole Books

The Death and Life of the American Quality Movement
The Death and Life of the American Quality Movement

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"In a clear, nontechnical style, leading quality practitioners and researchers examine the critical issues in quality and propose powerful strategies for different sizes and types of firms. They ou...

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Managing Quality Fads: How America Learned to Play the Quality Game: How American Business Learned to Play the Quality Game
Managing Quality Fads: How America Learned to Play the Quality Game: How American Business Learned to Play the Quality Game

By Robert E. Cole

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A longtime student of the Japanese and American quality movements, Cole focuses on the response of American industry to the challenge posed in the early 1980s by high quality goods from Japan. Whil...

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Recovering from Success: Innovation and Technology Management in Japan
Recovering from Success: Innovation and Technology Management in Japan
Improving Theory and Research on Quality Enhancement in Organizations
Japanese blue collar
Japanese Blue Collar
Japanese Blue Collar

By Robert E. Cole

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Work, mobility, and participation
Work Mobility and Participation
Strategies for learning
Strategies for learning

By Robert E. Cole

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