Quality management of research, development and innovation activities in Finnish universities of applied sciences
Kajaste, M. (2018). Quality management of research, development and innovation activities in Finnish universities of applied sciences. Quality in Higher Education, 24(3), 271-288. https://doi.org/10.1080/13538322.2018.1558505
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This study utilises the quality audit reports of Finnish
Universities of Applied Sciences to describe the quality
management of their research, development and innovation
activities (RDI). The institutions are trying to find ways of
enlarging the volume of RDI activities and this is clearly
reflected in the ways in which they manage quality. Much
of the focus lies on the project proposal preparation phase
and strategic direction of resources, while less attention has
been paid to monitoring and developing the quality of the
output. These emphases are analysed in relation to Harvey &
Green’s seminal notions on quality in an attempt to see how
useful this theoretical framework is in explaining perceptions on quality in RDI activities. More research should be
done on the conceptualisation of quality in especially non-university higher education sector.
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