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I offer this Malcolm Baldrige Award True/False Test as an excercise and
topic for discussion for Quality List Readers:


1. One of the major criteria used in the Malcolm Baldrige Award process is
the financial practices and health of the Applicant.

False

2. Supporters of the Baldrige Award have found a direct, measurable
correlation between use of the Baldrige concepts and methods and
financial success of the organization.

False    (However a study by the GAO of Baldrige finalists seems to point out
that the financial success of these companies generally follows.)

3. All prior Baldrige winners are doing well financially.

False    (Wallace company for one isn't.  However, they have gone on record
saying that if it wasn't for their work on Baldrige practices they would have
filed for bankruptcy sooner, and I hear they are currently recovering.)

4. In order to win the Baldrige award, a company must be a Fortune 500
company, and must be very well known.

False

5. One required section of a Baldrige Application Report is details of the
Applicant's Net income for recent years.

False   (This may be supplied by the company as part of their report on
result trends, but is not required.)

6. Baldrige Award Winners are not required in any way to share their
Quality Management experiences or methods.

False

7. The list of Baldrige winners is not available from any official source.

False

8. Baldrige Award winners are generally very reluctant to tell about their
Quality Management experience.

False

9. One part of the Baldrige Award is a cash prize which helps the Winner's
net income.

False   (Seems to be a trend here.  A true would be nice for variety.)

10. The name "Malcolm Baldrige" in this sentence is misspelled.

False

So what is the benefit of having done this?


John Comisky -qualjohn@aol.com
Pacific Bell - San Francisco
Phone 415 542-8236 Fax 415 243-9824