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Failures of Total Quality Management: Products of Leadership and Organizational Culture.
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Van Allen, George H. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1994
Reviews recent objections to Total Quality Management (TQM), suggesting that the reported implementation problems are a product of inadequate leadership rather than defects in the model. Indicates that compatibility between organizational culture and the tenets of TQM must exist to avoid such implementation problems. (27 citations). (MAB)
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Role, Community Colleges, Management Systems
Evolution of TQM Principles and Practices at Jackson Community College.
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LeTarte, Clyde E.; Schwinn, Carole J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1994
Describes the Total Quality Management (TQM) effort undertaken three years ago by Jackson Community College (JCC), in Michigan. Discusses the history of JCC, its early TQM efforts, the basic tenets of TQM, steps taken by JCC to integrate TQM practices into its evaluation methods, and benefits of TQM. (MAB)
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Institutional Characteristics
Listening to the Customer: Implementing Quality Function Deployment.
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Schauerman, Sam; And Others – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1994
Describes Yoji Akao's concept of quality function development (QFD), a strategic tool that translates the customers' quality requirements into organizational language. Examines how El Camino College's (California) application of QFD matches constituent needs to college functions. Includes an 11-item bibliography and lists El Camino College's…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, College Administration, College Planning, Community Colleges
A Partnership between the Dallas County Community College District and Texas Instruments: Using Total Quality Management to Reinvent Workforce Preparation.
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Wenrich, J. William – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1994
Describes elements of a partnership between Dallas County Community College District and Texas Instruments that draws on the concepts and processes of Total Quality Management (TQM). Suggests that such partnerships have the net effect of significantly improving and reinventing cooperative efforts to prepare students for the workforce. (MAB)
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Management Systems
Strategies for Implementation: The El Camino College Total Quality Management Story.
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Schauerman, Sam; Peachy, Burt – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1994
Traces the development of the principles and practices of Total Quality Management (TQM) at El Camino College, in California. Discusses institutional resistance to change and the need for careful implementation analysis and constituent group involvement. Includes a nine-item bibliography of theoretical and descriptive works. (MAB)
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Principles, College Administration, Community Colleges
Can Total Quality Management Succeed at Your College--Now? (Does Your College Meet the Essential Prerequisites and Underlying Assumptions of TQM?)
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Hammons, James O. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 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…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Principles, College Administration, Community Colleges