What challenges HR departments according to the survey is the difficulty to translate the qualitative language of workforce excellence into the quantitative language of growth and profitability.
Researchers were informed by the CVF characteristics, previous research on organisational culture at the ORH [ 29], and the themes emerging from the earlier qualitative work on "Aligning Excellence", which sought to identify and extend good practice in medical research and patient care across the NHS trusts and the University [ 61].
As discussed at the symposium, both Australia and New Zealand have research assessment programmes that place heavy emphasis on research excellence (S52) — a qualitative determination that is heavily informed by quantitative metrics concerning, for instance, how often a paper is cited (S64).
Excellence is being in excellent form continually.
Beginning with a special issue on qualitative research in 1979, ASQ set the standard for excellence in qualitative research.
While Centers of excellence were only discussed by a minority of respondents in the qualitative interviews, this strategy was considered a priority in the conjoint analysis.
Quantitative measurement of academic excellence is not generally carried out; the assessment takes into account only qualitative criteria.
A research subcommittee organized by the East Harlem Diabetes Center of Excellence, a community-based coalition of community leaders and providers, conducted this qualitative study to develop new approaches to stimulate dietary improvements for controlling diabetes.
Rather, their appointment processes are time-intensive, more qualitative than quantitative or formulaic, and rely most heavily on peer review (both internal and external) to identify excellence.
Q: Qualitative or quantitative?
