Quality in higher education is difficult to measure. Incentives to improve (or not) are often different for public and private institutions, and approaches to quality assurance have to be adapted to different situations. Poland is reforming its higher education institutional framework and the...

We investigate how the research standing of universities informs academics' engagement with industry via collaborative research, contract research and consulting. We argue that the establishment of university-industry relationships is informed by three factors: faculty perceived complementarity...

Quality management is an important aspect in all kinds of businesses - manufacturing or service. Idea generation plays a pivotal role in managing quality in organizations. It is the new and innovative ideas which can help corporations to survive in the turbulent business environment. Research in...

This article aims to review the economic education literature in Romania for the period 2011-2013, focusing on finding the accounting related topics. For the purpose of the analysis, the 99 articles are categorized in four main sections that are divided by subsections. Over the reviewed period,...

External pressures, like political, economic and technological factors, as well as competition at labour and education markets have challenged higher education institutions to reconsider their organizational structures and internal management approach to provide better quality education, to...

Various pieces of information and knowledge turn into "know-how" simply by their application in the market. This applies to all spheres of activities. It is therefore important to know and understand the requirements of customers already in the stage of making a product, and to confront these...

In this paper the issue of effective establishment of total quality management system in higher education in Macedonia is discussed in details. In Macedonia, substantial changes occurred during last two decades: introduction of Bologna system, establishment of private higher education...

Higher education institutions throughout the world are facing difficulties from political, economic, and technical causes, demanding the adoption of innovative management techniques and organisational structures to preserve their places in the global market. In this environment, digitization has...