TQM: Why is its impact in higher education so small?

TQM Magazine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 325-333

  Koch, James V ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colleges; Higher education; Total quality management; Universities

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS;

COLLEGES; HIGHER EDUCATION; UNIVERSITIES;

TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0141954069     PISSN: 0954478X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09544780310487721     Document Type: Article

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