Quality assurance as a driver of information management strategy: Stakeholders’ perspectives in higher education
Journal of Enterprise Information Management
ISSN: 1741-0398
Article publication date: 11 September 2017
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the understanding of stakeholders of the Polish higher education sector to the internal quality assurance (QA) system and its role as a driver of information management strategy.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper employs a qualitative approach. It started with an exploratory research in the form of 12 in-depth interviews with the Bologna process experts, followed by empirical research via 30 face-to-face interviews with key educational informants in five selected universities in Poland.
Findings
The findings show that a key element for a successful implementation of the QA system is the stakeholders’ own understanding of the rationale behind it as an information management strategy. In addition, the study places emphasis on the priorities in front of the top-level management to create the quality and information culture within the academic community.
Originality/value
The study assists in finding global practical and creating a benchmark for policymakers concerning the information management strategies based on the Polish experience.
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Acknowledgements
Funding: this work was supported by Erasmus Mundus WELCOME (Grant No. WELC1102849). The author would like to thank Professor Eva Chmielecka who is a Bologna Expert, a Professor in the Warsaw School of Economics and the Director of the Department of Educational Policy at WSE.
Citation
Mourad, M. (2017), "Quality assurance as a driver of information management strategy: Stakeholders’ perspectives in higher education", Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 30 No. 5, pp. 779-794. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEIM-06-2016-0104
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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