Six sigma black belt roles and selection criteria: Comparing literature and practitioners' views

Harry Karaminas, Jiju Antony, Sarina Abdul Halim Lim, Saja Ahmed Albliwi

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the most appropriate roles that Six Sigma Black Belts should hold in an organisation and the corresponding skills and characteristics (selection criteria) that they should acquire, in order to be considered as desired candidates. After the review of the existing literature, a survey questionnaire was designed to capture the practitioners' point of view. Results from I 05 participants from around the world were analysed to draw comparisons between the literature and the practitioners' viewpoint. The comparison between literature and practitioners' perception shows that even if the roles and the responsibilities coincide in some level, significant differences can be noticed for the skills and characteristics that Black Belts should possess.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationWMSCI 2014 - 18th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Proceedings
EditorsShigehiro Hashimoto, C. Dale Zinn, Nagib C. Callaos, Belkis Sanchez, Aleksandras V. Rutkauskas
Pages206-211
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781941763056
StatePublished - 2014
Event18th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, WMSCI 2014 - Orlando, United States
Duration: 15 Jul 201418 Jul 2014

Publication series

NameWMSCI 2014 - 18th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Proceedings
Volume2

Conference

Conference18th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, WMSCI 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period15/07/1418/07/14

Keywords

  • Black Belts
  • Characteristics
  • Empirical study
  • Responsibilities
  • Roles
  • Six Sigma
  • Skills

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