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The Research Quality Association (RQA) is a not for profit membership association.Formerly known a Quality Assurance Group UK (QAG UK) and the British Association of Research Quality Assurance (BARQA), the association changed its name to RQA in December 2012 in order to be able to act in a more global role.
The National Quality Research Center ('NQRC') at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, is a research and teaching center focusing on the measurement of customer satisfaction and the study of its relationships to quality, customer retention, and other variables, for both private and public sector organizations, and for national economies.
Meta-research is the study of research through the use of research methods. Also known as "research on research", it aims to reduce waste and increase the quality of research in all fields. Meta-research concerns itself with the detection of bias, methodological flaws, and other errors and inefficiencies.
Data quality refers to the state of qualitative or quantitative pieces of information. There are many definitions of data quality, but data is generally considered high quality if it is "fit for [its] intended uses in operations, decision making and planning".
Research Quality Framework (RQF) was a component of Backing Australia's Ability, an initiative of the Australian Government to formulate a best practice framework for assessing research quality and the impact of research, and ensure that public funding was being invested in research which would deliver real benefits to the wider community.
It was established as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) in 1989 as a constituent unit of the Public Health Service (PHS) to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health care services and access to care by conducting and supporting research, demonstration projects, and evaluations; developing guidelines ...
Quality assurance (QA) is the term used in both manufacturing and service industries to describe the systematic efforts taken to assure that the product(s) delivered ...
However, there is an expansion of the research focus from a sole customer focus towards a stakeholder focus. [13] This is following the development of stakeholder theory. A further development of quality management is the exploration of synergies between quality management and sustainable development. [14]