Originally Posted by tucumseh
They don't see it as an opportunity to put things right, but a potential lost opportunity for personal advancement.
Indeed; and remember that "improvements" that weren't also "inovative" weren't supposed to qualify towards a Bonus award.
In the '60s, Hawker Siddeley Aviation showered "Zero Defects" badges to everyone in the factories. I was told that one found its way into a HS748 flying control circuit with interesting results. Dad refused to wear his on the grounds of it being a new American gimmick.