The measurement of quality management culture in schools: Development and validation of the SQMCS

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-328

  Detert, James R ^a   Schroeder, Roger G ^b   Cudeck, Robert ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; K 12 education; Quality culture; Quality management; TQM

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; EDUCATION; RELIABILITY; SURVEYS;

QUALITY CULTURE;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037400659     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6963(02)00130-4     Document Type: Article

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