... re-use rights only National universities Japan Efficiency measurement University consolidations Two-stage DEA While sharing some characteristics in common with international reforms, the context in Japan has certain peculiarities. For instance, the expected autonomy of Japanese...

...Rong Zhang; Dennis C. McCornac Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine a number of current innovations made by private higher educational institutions in Japan to counter decreased enrollments and financial constraints. Design/methodology/approach The design of this study is both...

...Phillip A. Towndrow; Michael Vallance Purpose The purpose of this paper is to detail the necessity for more informed decision making and leadership in the implementation of 1‐to‐1 computing in education. Design/methodology/approach The contexts of high‐tech countries of Singapore and Japan...

... to a research university and also those who moved from an education university to another education university. Research limitations/implications In Japan, company employees make decisions depending on expectations of further fulfilment in their companies rather than on mercenary calculations of present...

...Kazuhisa Miura; Tomomi Inada; Kensaku Nomura; Masaaki Yokotani; Tetsuya Kubota; Tetsuya Akagi Purpose Aims to offer some ways of improving and developing the residents in the dormitory of Tsuyama National College of Technology, Tsuyama, Japan. Design/methodology/approach Describes how in order...

... of an innovation in a branch of a large private English language school in Japan. The head teacher decided to improve a portion of the educational system using a fidelity approach. She felt the innovation was entirely technical. Consequently, she thought she could achieve her objectives without the help...

...Kosaku Yoshida Compares the values and practices in primary to secondary state schools in the USA and Japan in the light of Dr W. Edwards Deming′s philosophy. Deming teaches that the first step towards improving quality is reducing the variation in products. If our students are considered...

... in this regard from other industries, and the“best practices” appear to originate from Japan. Japanese management practices are promulgated as having abandoned the old methods of scientific management, offering new ways of managing workplaces in general, and schools in particular. Seeks to examine...