The effect of academic culture on the implementation of the EFQM Excellence Model in UK universities

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 382-401

  Davies, John ^a   Douglas, Alex ^b   Douglas, Jacqueline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European Foundation for Quality Management; Organizational culture; Total quality management; United Kingdom; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448983541     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880710829965     Document Type: Article

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