What Sort of Consequences Can Ensue If Management Sets Numeric

question 31

Essay

What sort of consequences can ensue if management sets numeric goals for quality improvement?

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Definitions:

Distance Effect

A phenomenon in psychology where the distance between stimuli affects response time; in cognitive tasks, greater distances usually lead to faster responses.

Geographic Location

A specific place or position within a physical space that is identified using coordinates or a descriptive address.

Edge Effect

The ecological phenomenon in which ecotones between adjacent communities often contain a greater number of species or greater population densities of certain species than either adjacent community.

Diversity Index

A quantitative measure that reflects how many different types (such as species) there are in a dataset, and simultaneously takes into account how evenly the basic entities (like individuals) are distributed among those types.