Premium
Quality Circles to Creativity Circles
Author(s) -
Pathak R. D.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
creativity and innovation management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.148
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1467-8691
pISSN - 0963-1690
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8691.1992.tb00030.x
Subject(s) - creativity , quality circle , quality (philosophy) , extension (predicate logic) , work (physics) , psychology , marketing , business , operations management , management , sociology , computer science , social psychology , economics , epistemology , engineering , philosophy , mechanical engineering , programming language , service (business)
A new kind of creativity circle is gaining acceptance in Japanese companies. It is suggested that western firms will have to reconsider the significance of individual and team‐based creativity for delivering multiple incremental advances. The result may be an enhancement and extension of the work of Quality Circles.