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The significance of internal customer satisfaction in a standardized quality management system in
the context of a Polish higher education institution

Publication date: 06.10.2016

Jagiellonian Journal of Management, Volume 2, Issue 2 (2016), pp. 147 - 168

https://doi.org/10.4467/2450114XJJM.16.011.5561

Authors

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Anna Szeliga-Duchnowska
Wroclaw School of Banking, Fabryczna 29/31, 53-609 Wroclaw, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8893-4964 Orcid
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Boleslaw Goranczewski
Opole University, Institute of Management and Quality Sciences, 45-118 Opole, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9081-083X Orcid
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Titles

The significance of internal customer satisfaction in a standardized quality management system in
the context of a Polish higher education institution

Abstract

The article is an empirical design driven study of quality management system in a chosen institution of higher education. Its aim is to measure the satisfaction of internal customer of a higher education institution which implemented a standardized quality management system. For that purpose, a diagnostic survey method (CAWI) was used. The empirical study was conducted in October 2014 among the employees of teaching and administrative departments (a total of 158 people) from Wroclaw School of Banking (WSB University in Wrocław). For data analysis, factor analysis was used.
The results of the satisfaction survey were presented in five areas: (1) satisfaction, opinion about the higher education institution, identification with the university; (2) relationship with a supervisor; (3) motivating, including compensation; (4) evaluation of work and professional development; (5) working conditions and information flow.
In the summary, apart from the general conclusions of the study, some guidelines to improve the presented measuring tool, towards the assessment of internal suppliers, were given.

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Information: Jagiellonian Journal of Management, Volume 2, Issue 2 (2016), pp. 147 - 168

Article type: Original article

Titles:

English:
The significance of internal customer satisfaction in a standardized quality management system in
the context of a Polish higher education institution
Polish:
The significance of internal customer satisfaction in a standardized quality management system in
the context of a Polish higher education institution

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8893-4964

Anna Szeliga-Duchnowska
Wroclaw School of Banking, Fabryczna 29/31, 53-609 Wroclaw, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8893-4964 Orcid
All publications →

Wroclaw School of Banking, Fabryczna 29/31, 53-609 Wroclaw, Poland

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9081-083X

Boleslaw Goranczewski
Opole University, Institute of Management and Quality Sciences, 45-118 Opole, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9081-083X Orcid
All publications →

Opole University, Institute of Management and Quality Sciences, 45-118 Opole, Poland

Published at: 06.10.2016

Article status: Open

Licence: None

Percentage share of authors:

Anna Szeliga-Duchnowska (Author) - 50%
Boleslaw Goranczewski (Author) - 50%

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