Strategic Management of Structural Challenges in Private Higher Education Institutions to Enhance Public Outcomes in Ghana: A Total Quality Approach
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https://doi.org/10.64712/ijeccer.v2i2.713Keywords:
Strategic Management, Structural Challenges, Private Higher Education Institutions, Total Quality ApproachAbstract
Private higher education institutions (PHIEIs) in Ghana face persistent structural challenges that affect their credibility, sustainability and contribution to national development. This study explored the strategic management of these challenges using a Total Quality Approach (TQA) to enhance public outcomes. Employing a mixed-methods design, the study combined quantitative analysis of participants biodata using descriptive statistics with qualitative insights from institutional leaders, faculty, students and regulators. The findings revealed four key strategies including a policy-oriented implementation road map for operationalizing TQA over a five-year period, leadership as a driver of quality-focused governance and innovation, the involvement of people in management decisions to foster ownership and accountability and a stakeholder engagement as a critical management and leadership strategy for legitimacy and sustainability. The study concludes that strengthening PHEIs requires a deliberate integration of quality-driven policies, transformational leadership, participatory governance and systematic stakeholder collaboration. Together, these provide a sustainable framework for enhancing quality, strengthening institutional resilience and improving public outcomes. The study recommends the adoption of a phased quality implementation road map, investment in leadership development, establishment of participatory governance structures and institutionalization of strategic stakeholder partnership to enhance credibility and improve public outcomes.References
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