Quality Circles in Higher Education: A Survey of Mismanagement.

Simmons, John; Kahn, Susan

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ERIC Number: EJ416863

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Publication Date: 1990

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Quality Circles in Higher Education: A Survey of Mismanagement.

Simmons, John; Kahn, Susan

CUPA Journal, v41 n3 p29-34 Fall 1990

The article examines reasons for the decline in use of quality circles in higher education. A 1988 survey of eight universities and colleges using circles in 1986 found that because quality circle principles were violated, similar problems (such as inadequate training, problematic group membership, and exclusion of supervisors) were encountered at all sites. (DB)

Descriptors: College Administration, Colleges, Employer Employee Relationship, Higher Education, Participative Decision Making, Quality Circles, Quality Control, Staff Development, Trend Analysis, Universities

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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