Quality Without Tears
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"Quality Without Tears" is a influential management book by Philip B. Crosby that popularizes a practical, zero-defects approach to quality improvement in organizations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quality Without Tears canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6760522 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quality Without Tears Context triple: [Philip W. Crosby, notableWork, Quality Without Tears]
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A.
Don’t Dull
Don’t Dull is a popular Afrobeat single by Nigerian artist Wizkid that helped solidify his early mainstream success.
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B.
The Perfection
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C.
Only Goodness
Only Goodness is a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri that appears in her collection "Unaccustomed Earth," exploring themes of family, guilt, and cultural identity.
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D.
The Sincerity
The Sincerity is an English rendering of Surah Al-Ikhlas, a short but central chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes the absolute oneness and uniqueness of God.
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E.
Strength Through Joy
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quality Without Tears Target entity description: "Quality Without Tears" is a influential management book by Philip B. Crosby that popularizes a practical, zero-defects approach to quality improvement in organizations.
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A.
Don’t Dull
Don’t Dull is a popular Afrobeat single by Nigerian artist Wizkid that helped solidify his early mainstream success.
-
B.
The Perfection
The Perfection is a psychological horror-thriller film starring Allison Williams that follows a twisted, suspenseful story set in the world of elite classical musicians.
-
C.
Only Goodness
Only Goodness is a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri that appears in her collection "Unaccustomed Earth," exploring themes of family, guilt, and cultural identity.
-
D.
The Sincerity
The Sincerity is an English rendering of Surah Al-Ikhlas, a short but central chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes the absolute oneness and uniqueness of God.
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E.
Strength Through Joy
Strength Through Joy was a Nazi-era state-operated leisure and tourism organization designed to promote regime ideology by providing subsidized vacations, cultural events, and recreational activities to German workers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
management book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| advocates |
employee involvement in quality
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management commitment to quality ⓘ measurement of quality performance ⓘ zero-defects approach ⓘ |
| author |
Philip B. Crosby
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linked to:
Philip W. Crosby
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| emphasizes |
cost of nonconformance
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management responsibility for quality ⓘ quality as conformance to requirements ⓘ quality improvement as a systematic process ⓘ simplicity in quality programs ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
doing it right the first time
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practical approach to quality ⓘ prevention over inspection ⓘ |
| genre |
business
ⓘ
management ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
management leadership in quality
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organizational culture change for quality ⓘ quality improvement process ⓘ quality is free ⓘ zero defects as a performance standard ⓘ |
| influencedField |
operations management
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quality management practice ⓘ total quality management ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
management philosophy
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organizational change ⓘ quality improvement ⓘ quality management ⓘ zero defects ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accessible explanation of quality management
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influencing corporate quality programs ⓘ popularizing zero-defects quality ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
continuous improvement
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cost of quality ⓘ total quality management ⓘ zero defects ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Quality Is Free ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
executives
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managers ⓘ quality professionals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quality Without Tears Description of subject: "Quality Without Tears" is a influential management book by Philip B. Crosby that popularizes a practical, zero-defects approach to quality improvement in organizations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.