Developing organizational systems that link quality managment and sustainability : moving from theory to practice

• In this paper, the concept of long-term thinking is examined in the context of education to gaindeeper insights into how leaders can integrate and interlink quality management practices withsustainability. The school as a case is chosen because of the built-in mandate to developpractices centered on long-term thinking through the preparation of future generations. Thepurpose of this paper is to present findings from a qualitative case study that examine thepresence of a systems approach to organizing that integrate quality management andsustainability. In particular we are interested in examining more closely how long-term thinkingis applied in the case site and the ways in which it permeates the system of leading andcontinuous development. Long-term thinking is a key variable in the mind-shift necessary tosustain quality in the 21st century, yet many studies suggest that it is often lacking.

Ämnesord

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Tillförlitlighets- och kvalitetsteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Reliability and Maintenance (hsv//eng)

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Quality management

Sustainable development

long-term thinking

education

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