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June 26th, 2023
Geert Hofstede (1928 – 2020) was a Dutch organizational psychologist who enjoys an international reputation in the field of intercultural studies. Geert Hofstede is famous for his development of the Hofstede cultural dimensions Theory and model. This organizational culture model…
June 26th, 2023
Walter Andrew Shewhart (1891 – 1967) was an American physicist, statistician, and engineer. Dr. Walter Andrew Shewhart is also known as the founder of today’s statistical quality control. He became known for his role in the development of the PDCA …
June 25th, 2023
Shigeo Shingo (Shigeo Shingō; 1909 – 1990) was a Japanese industrial engineer specialized in quality control. Shigeo Shingo is known for various quality techniques concepts such as Poka-Yoke, Mistake Proofing, SMED, Just in Time Production, and Jidoka…
June 22nd, 2023
Genichi Taguchi (1 January 1924 – 2 June 2012) was a statistician and engineer who is best known for his quality control methods that improve quality and reduce costs. Genichi Taguchi created the Taguchi methods which are statistical methods to…
June 22nd, 2023
Harold Leavitt (Harold Jack Leavitt; 14 January 1922 – 8 December 2007) was an American expert and pioneer in the field of management psychology, lecturer, and author. Harold Leavitt is internationally known for his theory, the Leavitt’s Diamond, which…
June 20th, 2023
Noriaki Kano (1940) is a Professor Emeritus, lecturer and keynote speaker. Noriaki Kano is also a TQM guru and consultant in the field of quality management. He is the creator of a customer satisfaction model also known as the…
June 7th, 2023
Gordon Earl Moore (San Francisco, january 3th, 1929 – Waimea (Hawaï), march 24th 2023) was an American businessman, engineer, and co-founder of Intel Corporation. He was recognized as a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
In…
June 5th, 2023
Émile Durkheim (April 15, 1858 – November 15, 1917) was a well-known French sociologist. He is considered the father of the modern social sciences. Émile Durkheim was officially the founder of the academic discipline of sociology and is often mentioned…
May 31st, 2023
Daniel Pink (born July 23, 1964) is an American author and speaker known for his motivation theory, contributions to the behavioral sciences, and describing the changing nature of work. He has written several bestsellers in the fields of psychology,…
May 25th, 2023
Joseph Juran (Joseph M. Juran, 1904 – 2008) was an evangelist in the area of quality and quality management. Dr. Joseph Juran is also known for his further development of the Pareto Analysis of the founder Vilfredo Pareto in the…
May 24th, 2023
Dhirubhai Ambani (December 28, 1932 – July 6, 2002) was an Indian businessman and industrialist. Dhirubhai Ambani was the founder of Reliance Industries, a large conglomerate in the petrochemical, communications, energy and textile sectors. The company was the first private…
May 23rd, 2023
Robert Blake (1918 – 2004) was an American management theoretician. Together with Jane S. Mouton, Blake developed the Managerial Grid model in 1954, which was based on field research. This Managerial Grid model is still used in organizations across…
