DETERMINING QUALITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS’ RESEARCH OUTPUT: A DEVELOPING ECONOMY ANALYSIS

 

Abimbola Abosede Joshua¹, Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni²*, Busola Elizabeth Kehinde³, Yuichi Benson Nwaodu⁴, Oladotun Mabinuori⁵

¹ PhD., Department of Accounting & Finance, Mountain Top University, Nigeria,  aajoshua@mtu.edu.ng

² PhD., Department of Business Administration, Chrisland University, Nigeria; International Center for Policy Research and Industry Linkages (ICePRIL), Shaveh Consulting, Nigeria; Center for Economic Policy and Developmental Research (CEPDeR), Covenant University, Nigeria, aibidunni@chrislanduniversity.edu.ng; ayodotunibidunni@gmail.com

³Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. busola.kehinde@covenantuniversity.edu.ng

⁴Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. bensonclever@yahoo.com

⁵Department of Economics, Accounting and Finance, Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria, drdotman@yahoo.com

*Corresponding Author

 

 

Abstract

Bringing quality management research into perspective is a dare need in education industry of most developing nations, including Nigeria. The focus of this study, therefore, was to investigate the role of total quality management (TQM) in enhancing the research output of higher education institutions (HEIs). Drawing insights from research-based faculty members of three reputable Universities in Nigeria and adopting the Hierarchical multiple regression analysis this present study  established the relationship between components of TQM tools, values and methodologies on the research output of HEIs. The findings confirmed that a significant relationship between the multifaceted aspects of TQM tools, values and methodologies and HEIs research output. Implications that are relevant to theory and practice were also established in the study.

Keywords: Total Quality Management, Performance, Higher Education Institutions, Quality, Education Sector