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Effective Leadership and Management in Universities through Quality Management Models

Effective Leadership and Management in Universities through Quality Management Models
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Author(s): Nwachukwu Prince Ololube (Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Nigeria), Comfort N. Agbor (University of Calabar, Nigeria)and Chinyere Onyemaechi Agabi (Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Nigeria)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 22
Source title: Innovation and Shifting Perspectives in Management Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Neeta Baporikar (HP-GSB, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1019-2.ch010

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Abstract

Governments around the world have displayed lack of urgency to compel universities leaders and managers to improve the way they prepare the human resources bases of their national economies. The purpose of this research is to specifically evaluate the existing leadership styles and management practices in universities in Nigeria using Quality Management models to identify some excellence-related factors associated with success in the models. This investigation adopted a survey research design. The population of the study consists of university lecturers. A questionnaire was used to gather data through purposeful sampling procedure. The data were analyzed using quantitative research procedures. The findings are that higher education institutions in Nigeria need to adopt a holistic approach to the management of transformation that addresses variety of concerns relating to effective leadership and management, staff development structure and systems reform, effective financial management and research and development.

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