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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Quality Provision"”.
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'Quality management or management quality?' : an adaptive model of organization as the basis of organizational learning and quality provision
… development of an approach to the management of quality management. Not the more usual "conformance to specification" version of product quality, but that of service quality. In telling this story two main sources have been used, cybernetic theory, and management practice. In telling the story is …
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A holistic investigation into healthcare service quality using a multi-stakeholder approach: The case of Parirenyatwa Hospital
Service quality is a matter of concern for everyone. As such, understanding the differences in perceptions about service quality provision becomes pertinent, especially under the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the questions at stake is whether patients' perceptions should be given …
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Essays on empirical industrial organization
… organizational disruption after a merger impact quality provision, through the study of the case of airline mergers. Merger-induced efficiencies may enhance firm performance, but the challenges associated with organizational consolidation may offset these gains. We use administrative data from …
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How States are Meeting the Highly Qualified Teacher Component of NCLB
… of Education on the guidelines for the teacher quality provision of the law. Ten states have put into law all the requirements of the federal law, 22 have done some work toward that goal, and 18 states still have a long way to go (Keller). With so many states still grappling with compliance to …
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Choice and compromise : decision-making by play park providers and its impact on play value in local play parks
… of outdoor play indicates a requirement for high-quality provision, delivering play value, challenge and risk. This PhD investigation aims to understand the influences on decision-making by those involved in creating play parks and how this influenced provision. Adopting a mixed method approach …
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Three essays on product quality and pricing
… dissertation consists of three essays on product quality and pricing. Essay 1: Pricing and Quality Provision in a Channel: A Model of Efficient Relational Contracts The first essay analyzes how quality concerns affect relationships in a channel. A firm concerned about uncontractible quality for a …
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Three essays in applied microeconomic theory
… how the strategic choices of product variety, quality and pricing by a brick and mortar store evolve in the face of stiffening competition from online retailers in the market. For many consumers, online purchases are imperfect substitutes for store purchases due to delayed delivery, the need …
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A review and analysis of the management of retention at an institute of further and higher education in Northern Ireland
… added which could be gained and the overall provision of quality given to the learner. Poor retention generally results in a depleted range of skills acquired by the student. A policy on the management of retention has not yet been formally constructed, despite overall retention within LNIFHE …
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Understanding ECE Policies, Access to, and Learning Outcomes from ECE among Refugees and Nationals in Uganda: A Cross-Cohort Comparison
… education broadly, two distinct models of ECE provision have emerged: a market-driven system primarily serving wealthier Ugandan nationals and a humanitarian model that facilitates access for refugee children through donor-funded, non-state provision. Notably, 47% of refugee children accessed …
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Assessing the implementation of total quality management in the Palestinian healthcare sector : Lessons and recommendations for the future development of the Palestinian quality improvement effort.
… Palestinian Healthcare sector has led to a poor quality of care being provided which in turn pushed the Ministry of Heath (MOH) to initiate the Quality Improvement Project ( QIP ). That project was held responsible for improving the quality of healthcare provided through implementing Total …
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The Value of ‘Technology-Enhanced Learning’ (TEL) in Evidencing Compliance with the ‘Student Contract to Educate’ (SCTE) in a New Era of Accountability in Higher Education
… the SCTE and ensuring education is of a ‘high-quality’ however flexibly students choose to learn. In an increasingly litigious sector this thesis also aims to demonstrate the extent to which the TEL Tools and the digital evidence they generate can be used to help avoid, manage and swiftly …