The determinants for sustainability of an employee suggestion system
International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management
ISSN: 0265-671X
Article publication date: 2 February 2015
Abstract
Purpose
Although the corporations widely use the suggestion schemes to elicit the creative ideas of their employee, sustaining a suggestion scheme is still a challenge. Employee suggestion schemes have been studied from many perspectives to illustrate its objectives, nature, content, process, significance and the benefits. Arguments have also been made with respect to the success and failures of the suggestion schemes. The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors to assess the sustainability of a suggestion system.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper thus explores the critical success factors of suggestion scheme through a literature review and filters the critical determinants for sustainability of suggestion using factor analysis. The data collection was done using a survey technique.
Findings
The results identity the five major factors as determinants to sustainability of a suggestion system as reported in the paper.
Originality/value
This paper has made an attempt to explore the determinants to assess the sustainability of a suggestion system and has contributed toward the new knowledge in terms of sustainability of a suggestion system.
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Citation
Lasrado, F., Arif, M. and Rizvi, A. (2015), "The determinants for sustainability of an employee suggestion system", International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 32 No. 2, pp. 182-210. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJQRM-02-2013-0035
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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