Table III

Examples of restructuring methods used in consolidation processes of HEIs

AimRestructuring methods
Improvement of processes and operating principlesReengineering
Lean management
Kaizen
TQM and EFQM
ISO 9001
Six Sigma
Benchmarking
Shared service centers
Target costs
Rationalization of the scope of activitiesStrategic segmentation (basic, non-operational, auxiliary and maintenance functions)
Diversification
Outsourcing
Insourcing
Improvement of organizational formsCreating cost centers
creating profit centers
Creating strategic business units
Division of the organization and creation of independent entities
Selection of adequate structural solutionsDivisional structure
design structure
Matrix structure
Holding
Improvement of the organizational structureDiagnosis of the organizational structure
Designing a streamlined organizational structure
Implementing changes in the structural solution
Improvement of the organizational cultureCultural audit
Cultural change programs

Source: Authors’ own study

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