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Data are obtained from institutional documents, as well as from individual and panel interviews. A content analysis using N-Vivo was undertaken.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Findings<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Universities show signs of integrating QM in their overall management and governance framework. They develop their QM systems with a focus on teaching and learning, but they are increasingly trying to integrate their other processes. They seek to involve their different organisational levels, from the programme to the institutional level. Universities cover most QM principles, but show deficiencies regarding customer focus, mutually beneficial supplier relationships, involvement of people and process and system approach.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The research shows the results of three paradigmatic cases regarding QM implementation, since these were the first to have their QM systems certified by the Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education. In future work, it would be interesting to understand how other universities are developing their QM systems and whether implementation occurs in an integrated way.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The authors expect that the results will add to the discussion on the implementation of QM in universities, further contributing to the development of truly integrated approaches to QM in higher education.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The paper discusses the QM systems which are being developed and implemented in universities and analyses how integrated they are, as only those that are fully integrated will contribute to improve the overall quality of universities.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/ijqrm-04-2016-0046","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,11,17]],"date-time":"2017-11-17T07:11:58Z","timestamp":1510902718000},"page":"126-144","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Quality management in universities: towards an integrated approach?"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"35","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8273-5152","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maria J.","family":"Manatos","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2956-6801","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maria J.","family":"Rosa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Cl\u00e1udia S.","family":"Sarrico","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"140","reference":[{"key":"key2020100106332919100_ref001","volume-title":"Activity Plan for 2013","author":"A3ES","year":"2013"},{"key":"key2020100106332919100_ref002","unstructured":"A3ES (2013b), \u201cAuditing internal quality assurance systems\u201d, Guidelines for the auditing report, A3ES, Lisbon."},{"key":"key2020100106332919100_ref003","volume-title":"The Idea of Higher Education","year":"1990"},{"issue":"2","key":"key2020100106332919100_ref004","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"175","DOI":"10.1080\/13538320600916791","article-title":"How an engineering college uses a university\u2019s quality enhancement system to generate and manage evidence for multiple accreditation and accountability bodies","volume":"12","year":"2006","journal-title":"Quality in Higher Education"},{"key":"key2020100106332919100_ref005","article-title":"Realising the European higher education area","year":"2003"},{"key":"key2020100106332919100_ref006","volume-title":"Managing Quality in Higher Education: An International Perspective on Institutional Assessment and Change","year":"2000"},{"key":"key2020100106332919100_ref007","article-title":"On the road to regaining trust? 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