Evaluating the impact of organizational self-assessment in higher education: The Malcolm Baldrige/Excellence in Higher Education framework

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 230-250

  Ruben, Brent D ^a   Russ, Travis ^b   Smulowitz, Stacy M ^c   Connaughton, Stacey L ^d  

^a Rutgers University   (United States)

^b Rutgers University   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baldrige Award; Higher education; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249727688     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730710739657     Document Type: Article

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