scholarly journals Academic Staff Perceptions toward Implementing Total Quality Management Principles

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Naail Mohammed Kamil ◽  
Loutfi Boulahlib ◽  
Mohammed Borhandden Musa ◽  
Shafeeq Hussain Vazathodi Al-Hudawi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Academic Degree

Purpose-This study examines the attitude of academic staff in one higher education institution in Malaysia towards the implementation of total quality management principles, and how that affects the intention to implement total quality management in the university. It also highlights the impacts of several demographic variables on the implementation of total quality management in the university.Design/methodology/approach-The study used survey data drawn from 149 academic staff selected using stratified random sampling techniques. Regression analysis was used to analyse data.Finding-The findings demonstrate there is a positive significant correlation between attitude toward TQM implementation (customers and stakeholders, employee engagement and teamwork, continuous improvements and total degree of attitude) and the intention to practice TQM among sampled institution faculties.Concerning the correlation between the subjective norms and intention, the analysis manifests that there is no significant correlation between the subjective norms of TQM and the intention to practice TQM principles among institutional staff.Furthermore, the study also found that there are no significant differences in the attitude towards implementation of total quality managementprinciples due to the variables of gender, nationality, marital status, work experiences, the faculty and job positions with the exception of academic degree, where significant differences are shown.Value/originality-Since the study reports the understanding of academic staff of a higher education institution toward the implementation of total quality management principles, top management in the tertiary sector may find the findings and conclusions useful when planning for the implementation of total quality management principles.

scholarly journals A Proposed Measurement Instruments for Total Quality Management Practices in Higher Education Institutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Kamarul Bahari Yaakub ◽  
Norsamsinar Samsudin ◽  
Jessnor Elmy Mat Jizat ◽  
Azita Yonus Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
Business World

The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive Total Quality Management (TQM) practices measurement instruments in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) based on previous studies. HEIs just like other industries are facing challenges in order to survive. Today, quality has become important and a must for every marketable product or service due to the business world becomes more and more complex and competitive. In this context as a management process, TQM has been accepted to cope with the changes in market environment and to focus on continuous quality improvement. Many authors believed that the principles of TQM can contribute to the continuous improvement of HEIs. This paper provides a measurement instruments for TQM practices that emphasis on continuous improvements for quality measurement in HEIs. This instrument is based on a comprehensive study of previous studies of TQM practice measurement in education. Analysis focuses on customer orientation, continuous improvement, and employee engagement at all levels. This paper proposed nine dimensional measurement instruments that can be used as self-assessment in HEI. These nine dimensions are: leadership or top management commitment; strategic planning; customer focus and satisfaction; measurement, analysis, and knowledge management; human resources management; system and management processes; course delivery; campus facilities; and benchmarking and partnership. Measurement instruments were selected based on number of dimensions used from previous study and customers’ perception on dimensions of quality, their rating of importance and their overall evaluation of the service provider.

scholarly journals Perspektif lmplementasi Total Quality Management (TQM) Pada lnstitusi Pendidikan Tinggi

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-93
Author(s):  
Slamet Slamet
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Student Society

Change of environment having the character of turbulen, bringing impact to institution management, not escape education, hence expected have to can alter orientation having the character of proaktif as influence of change of world recognized with globalization. Institution higher education represent mediator between society as society and input as service user or higher education. Therefore higher education have to pay attention importance of society as according to outcome with requirement of student, society and pay attention the quality of education with Total Quality Management (TQM) approach which during the time used many in the world of business. Reason of ht base is that education institution output will compete in labor market at free market which have been started 2003 year the, where society we will come in contact with world cleft people. Therefore require to be drawn up by human resource to anticipate the emulation, passing going concern process (improvement continous). TQM approach represent approach for the management to build a system which focusing to one who aim to to increase the quality of product (yealded jasa) on an on going basis to reach satisfaction of society. This system work by horizontal entangling all human resource, from top to bottom, extend from upstream to downstream, incluiding input link and of output and also customer.

scholarly journals Applying Total Quality Management Tools Using QFD at Higher Education Institutions in Gulf Area (Case Study: ALHOSN University)

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnan Al-Bashir
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Quality Function Deployment ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Potential Improvement

<p>Human power’s quality plays the key role in the growth and development of societies where the quality of human powers can be enriched with the high quality education provided by the higher education institutions. The higher education institutions are hereby an important sector of any society since it defines the overall quality of human lives. This research will investigate the application of Total Quality Management (TQM) tools at the higher education institutions; specifically at ALHOSN University. In this study five tools were implemented at ALHOSN University’s engineering college including: Quality Function Deployment, Affinity Diagrams, Tree Diagrams, Pareto Charts, and Fishbone Diagrams. The research will reveal that the implementation of TQM tools has a great benefit for higher education institutions where they have uncovered many area of potential improvement as well as the main causes of some of the problems the Faculty of Engineering is facing. Also, it will show that the implementation of TQM tools on higher education institution systems will enhance the performance of such institutions.</p>

Total Quality Management Initiatives in Higher Education

1993 ◽  
Vol 18 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 157-169
Author(s):  
Maureen Sullivan ◽  
Jack A. Siggins
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality
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