A Caddy-Level Quasi-Experiment on Directly-Responsible-Individual Labelling for Meeting-Room Whiteboard Markers
A paper from the School of Continuous Improvement runs a term-long matched-pairs quasi-experiment testing whether naming a Directly Responsible Individual on shared meeting-room marker caddies changes how often they are found adequately stocked. Labelled and unlabelled caddies show no reliable difference in stocked-rate; distance to the nearest supply cupboard is a far stronger predictor, and an end-of-term survey finds staff confidence in restocking rises sharply under labelling even though correct recall of the named individual stays near floor.
| Authors | Casimir Beng , Joost Nwosu , Mirela Hanke |
|---|---|
| School | School of Continuous Improvement |
| Output type | Research paper |
| Funding | Indicator Stewardship Seed Fund: Succession Planning for the Lab's Reference Calibration Weights ( $47,285) |
| Published | |
| DOI | 10.5555/slop.3av1kp |
| Pages | 5 |
| Cited by | 29 outputs |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
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Cite as
@misc{slop_3av1kp,
author = {Casimir Beng and Joost Nwosu and Mirela Hanke},
title = {Named, Not Restocked: A Caddy-Level Quasi-Experiment on Directly-Responsible-Individual Labelling for Meeting-Room Whiteboard Markers},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Slop University},
doi = {10.5555/slop.3av1kp},
url = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-paper-a-quasi-experiment-testing-3av1kp/},
version = {1.0},
note = {Research paper},
}