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ERIC Number: EJ486866
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-8926
Can Total Quality Management Succeed at Your College--Now? (Does Your College Meet the Essential Prerequisites and Underlying Assumptions of TQM?)
Hammons, James O.
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v18 n4 p335-44 Jul-Aug 1994
Defines Total Quality Management (TQM) and describes prerequisites for successful implementation, underlying assumptions, and the cultural barriers hindering implementation. Indicates that TQM's long-term benefits outweigh costs at most colleges. Urges practitioners to rate their schools with respect to the prerequisites and assumptions to determine the probability of successful TQM implementation. (MAB)
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Principles, College Administration, Community Colleges, Educational Philosophy, Educational Quality, Management Systems, Organizational Development, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Quality Control, Resistance to Change, Self Evaluation (Groups), Total Quality Management, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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