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paradox of organizational improvement: a standalone construct

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successful quality programs creating excess capacity and financial pressure that lead to layoffs and undermine the programs themselves.

In operations management, paradox of organizational improvement refers to successful quality programs creating excess capacity and financial pressure that lead to layoffs and undermine the programs themselves. This meaning comes from Sterman (1997) in Management Science.[1]

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  1. Sterman, J. D., Repenning, N. P., & Kofman, F. (1997). Unanticipated Side Effects of Successful Quality Programs: Exploring a Paradox of Organizational Improvement. Management Science, 43(4), 503-521. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.43.4.503

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