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An activity may have many different qualities. Their relative importance depends on the perception of the recipient. Quality can also be used to denote excellence.

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  • Department of Trade and Industry (1988) Quality Circles, DTI, 66-74 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6SW.

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  • Hyde, P. (1984) Implementing Quality Circles, North Warwickshire Health Authority.

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  • Robson, M. (1982) Quality Circles; A Practical Guide, Gower, Aldershot.

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  • Robson, M. (1984) Quality Circles in Action, Gower, Aldershot.

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© 1994 Denise Barnett and Nan Kemp

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Barnett, D., Kemp, N. (1994). Q. In: The A–Z of Applied Quality. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7100-5_17

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