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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the evolution of total quality management (TQM) models, frameworks, and tools and techniques in higher education (HE) over the last thirty years from 1991 till 2020, based on a literature review

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30 articles from 52 journals were used to perform this detailed literature review. For the detailed analysis, the focus was only on articles related to TQM in higher education and specifically related to models, frameworks and tools and techniques. The study has investigated the growth of research articles, research streams, research methodologies, models and frameworks in the higher education sector and tools and techniques related to those.

This review addresses the progress and gaps in the application of TQM in HE, including the shift in global research in this area from the USA and Europe to Asia in recent years. The articles have been classified into four research methodologies and two research streams which have been reviewed in detail. The findings include reasons for multiple models/frameworks in HE proposed by researchers over the years and the importance of tools and techniques used in TQM implementation.

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This study, which tries to bring a perspective to the main trends in TQM application to higher education wrt models, frameworks, tools and techniques over the last thirty years, is expected to add to the body of knowledge in this area and help future researchers to focus on the relevant areas identified in this paper.

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Jasti, N.V.K. , Venkateswaran, V. , Kota, S. and Sangwan, K.S. (2022), "A literature review on total quality management (models, frameworks, and tools and techniques) in higher education", The TQM Journal , Vol. 34 No. 5, pp. 1298-1319. https://doi.org/10.1108/TQM-04-2021-0113

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Quality Management — TQM and Six Sigma

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This chapter provides an overview of the management system called TQM ( total quality management ). In recent years, the Six Sigma program has come to the fore in the quality movement. Figure 1 in the introduction showed “quality” as a task that is oriented to company performance. To achieve goals in the area of quality, it is necessary to master the specific elements of the management concept for quality and to integrate these goals appropriately in all management systems along the value chain. Beyond that, Total quality management and Six Sigma are systems within comprehensive company management, which also focuses on the needs and expectations of internal and external stakeholders.

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