OQM research and origins
OQM combines the analysis of organizational quality with dialogue and practical development steps. Stephan Wesely’s 2011 dissertation documents the development of the approach, its quality characteristics and the improvement process. Here you will find the methodological foundations, research findings and supporting sources.
Three methodological foundations
Dialogue-led cycle
Preparation, assessment, shared interpretation, choosing measures, implementation and reassessment form a recurring process. An essential constraint is the initial focus.
Wesely, dissertation (2011), printed pages 38-41Six principles
The six organic principles help shape meaningful change: How do measures work together? How can good solutions be shared? And how can improvements be sustained over time?
Wesely, dissertation (2011), printed pages 20-382008 questionnaire findings
For a version used around 2008, the dissertation reports reliability coefficients from .82 to .94 and correlations with other measures.
Wesely, dissertation (2011), printed pages 42-45
Read the figures in context
Our evidence brief transcribes the eight reliability values of the historical questionnaire and explains which version they describe.
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The researched answers are available in a searchable FAQ and a structured export for other systems.
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Each article examines one focused aspect of the method and links to the relevant pages of the dissertation.