Search for dissertations about: "tqm and education"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words tqm and education.

  2. 1. Quality in higher education : approaches to its management and improvement

    Author : Robert Lundqvist; Luleå University of Technology; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Kvalitetsteknik; Quality Technology and Management;

    Abstract : Issues related to quality have received more attention in both society at large and higher education during the last decades. Concepts such as ‘Total Quality Management' and ‘continuous improvement' have become prevalent terms in the discussions around quality issues. READ MORE

  4. 2. TQM as a support for societal development : a tentative model based on experiences from a Swedish community

    Author : Maria Fredriksson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Kvalitetsteknik; Quality Technology and Management;

    Abstract : This thesis is a case study of how Total Quality Management (TQM) is used in the Åseda community in southern Sweden, in order to support societal development. The improvement work is conducted within a third sector association built on voluntary engagement. READ MORE

  5. 3. TQM-based self-assessment in educational organizations : help or hindrance?

    Author : Magnus Svensson; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Kvalitetsteknik; Quality Technology and Management;

    Abstract : This thesis comprises research of TQM-based self-assessment at organizational level within Swedish educational organizations. Here TQM (Total Quality Management) refers to a management system consisting of core values, methodologies and tools that support each other. READ MORE

  6. 4. TQM-based self-assessment in educational organisations

    Author : Magnus Svensson; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Kvalitetsteknik; Quality Technology and Management;

    Abstract : The interest in Total Quality Management, TQM, has increased rapidly in both the private sector and in the public sector in many countries. In this thesis TQM refers to a management system consisting of core values, methodologies and tools, which support each other in order increase customer satisfaction with less use of resources. READ MORE

  7. 5. Information Quality in Industrial Environmental Management: Defining and Managing Quality of Environmental Information

    Author : Ann-Christin Pålsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; industrial environmental management; environmental information systems; total quality management; information review; information quality definition; information quality requirements; information quality; information quality management;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to describe how quality of environmental information can be defined and managed to support industrial environmental management. Environmental information is used in industries to monitor and control the environmental aspects of products and processes. READ MORE