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Article: Do business schools need formal quality assurance systems?
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- Global Focus
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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YES THEY DO, SAYS CHRIS GREENSTED. BUT THEY NEED TO BE DONE PROPERLY
No-one questions the need for quality in business schools.
So do all staff strive for quality or is there a need for formal quality assurance (QA) systems to facilitate the journey to perceived high quality? Some rather negative quotes that may be heard around business schools include:
Quality assurance is sooo boring!
I am/we are perfect - it's the others that are the problem!
We have a Quality Department (aka the quality police) for that QA stuff so it's not my job or responsibility
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