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The Role of Institutional Pressures on the Use of Quality Assurance Practices in Enhancing Effectiveness: A Case Study of Higher Education Institutions of Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.author Ferdousi, Farhana
dc.date.accessioned 2022-06-27T10:22:29Z
dc.date.available 2022-06-27T10:22:29Z
dc.date.issued 2022-06-23
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/3615
dc.description Working Paper is a routine publication of EWUCRT. This is a preliminary research report published after its review by at least two experts in the field. Thereafter, it is circulated to a wider audience of readers including students, faculty and specialists in the field for comments. EWUCRT earnestly requests the readers of the report to share their comments with us electronically using e-mail id: ewucrt@ewubd.edu. en_US
dc.description.abstract The focus of this study is to explore the institutional pressures and their influence on the use of quality assurance (QA) practices in the higher education institutions (HEIs) of a developing country. The findings show that the use of QA practices was the result of three institutional pressures, i.e, coercive, mimetic, and normative pressures. The findings reveal the gradual changes in the nature and intensity of institutional pressure. The changes in institutions QA practices arose due to coercive pressures, including the preferences of stakeholders and regulatory bodies including the University Grants Commission (UGC), Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC) aimed at improving the academic standards including academic content and academic programs, curriculum review, research, and establishment of formal QA framework. While mimetic pressures were attributed to the high competition and the resultant uncertainty within the HEIs, the normative pressures emerged due to the influence of top management support and training. Moreover, results reveal the effects of QA practices on the effectiveness of the cases in terms of increased satisfaction of stakeholders, public image, employability, improved internal and external processes, and stakeholders’ confidence. The study contributes to the quality management literature and developing country literature by providing knowledge about institutional pressures and their subsequent impact on QA practices in HEIs within a developing country. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher East West University en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries ;21
dc.subject Quality Assurance Practices in Enhancing Effectiveness, Higher Education Institutions of Bangladesh en_US
dc.title The Role of Institutional Pressures on the Use of Quality Assurance Practices in Enhancing Effectiveness: A Case Study of Higher Education Institutions of Bangladesh en_US
dc.type Working Paper en_US


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