The Quality Development Association is the national network on leadership and business development for competitiveness and prosperity. The association enables cross-sectoral exchange of experience between organizations' managers and employees.
Intressentföreningen Kvalitetsutveckling is a non-profit association that, together with the Swedish state, is the principal of the Institute for Quality Development (SIQ). The association's task is to make and maintain agreements with the Swedish state regarding the activities of SIQ, and to legally and in other respects represent the association's members in matters concerning the said institute.
The association has its headquarters in Gothenburg.
After a decision by the board, an organization with operations in Sweden that is prepared to comply with the association's statutes can be admitted as a member of Intressentföreningen Kvalitetsutveckling.
Members pay an annual fee which is set at the annual meeting of the association. The board can decide on exceptions if there are special reasons.
The affairs of the Stakeholder Association are managed by a Board of Directors consisting of the Chair and Vice-Chair and at least three additional members. At least five alternates are also elected to the Board.
The Board appoints from among its members, with the exception of the Chair and Vice-Chair, such functions as it deems necessary.
The Chairman of the Board and two further representatives of the Association, appointed at the annual meeting, are also members of the Board of the Institute for Quality Development. Three deputies are appointed for them.
The Board meets when the Chairperson considers it necessary or when at least three members so request. A quorum is constituted when more than half of the members are present. In the absence of an ordinary member, he or she is replaced by an alternate present.
The day-to-day operations and administration of the Intressentförening are handled by SIQ , which also acts as the secretariat for the Board.
The Annual General Meeting is held every year before the end of June at a place in Sweden decided by the Board. Notice shall be sent to members at least 14 days in advance.
The annual meeting shall include the following items
a) Question on the statutory announcement of the annual meeting
b) Election of the Chairman of the meeting and two verifiers.
(c) the report of the Management Board for the past financial year
d) The auditors' report and the question of discharge from liability for the Board.
e) Election of the President
f) Election of the Vice-President
(g) determination of the number of other members and alternates of the Board of Directors
h) Election of other members and alternates of the Board of Directors
i) Election of two members and three alternates to the Board of the Institute for Quality Development
j) Election of two auditors and two deputy auditors.
k) Election of the Nomination Committee
l) Setting the fee for the Institute for Quality Development
m) Other matters submitted by the Board or notified in writing by a member to the Board at least one week before the annual meeting.
An extraordinary general meeting is held when the board of directors considers it necessary or when at least one third of the members of the association request it.
The Board decides on the expulsion of a member from the association.
A decision to amend these Statutes or to dissolve the Association shall require a two-thirds majority of the members present at two consecutive meetings, one of which shall be the annual meeting. The decision to dissolve the Association shall also determine the disposition of its assets.
Application and admission as a member can take place at any time during the year. Membership covers the organization's employees in Sweden who thus have the opportunity to participate in various member activities.
In order to facilitate the exchange of experience and bilateral contacts, the main contact person of each member organization is given access to a member's directory with information on the main contact persons of other members. Members undertake not to use these contact details for their own marketing or sales of products and services.
Membership runs annually and indefinitely from the date the organization is accepted as a member unless otherwise agreed. Withdrawal from the association must be notified to SIQ no later than three months before the end of the period. Otherwise, a fee corresponding to one quarter of the current annual fee is payable. The size of the fee is indexed with a reconciliation against the base amount and is decided at the association's annual meeting.
Membership requires a business that has employees based in Sweden.
It refers primarily to the entire organization's activities and employees.