ERIC Number: EJ476128
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0147-877X
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The Samurai or the Cowboy? Toward an American Model of Quality Management.
Beck, Mark W.
Business Officer, v27 n7 p28-35 Jan 1994
The Japanese model of business management and Total Quality Management principles being applied to higher education as well as businesses are often ineffective because of the application of packaged ideas without consideration of the subtleties of individual organizations. The cowboy model of teamwork stresses the individual's role and better fits American institutions. (DB)
Descriptors: Business Administration, College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Democratic Values, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Management Systems, Models, Motivation, Organizational Climate, Organizational Development, Quality Control, Total Quality Management, Trend Analysis
National Association of College and University Business Officers. 1110 Vermont Avenue NW Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 800-462-4916; Tel: 202-861-2500; Fax: 202-861-2583; Web site: http://www.nacubo.org
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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