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Becoming a Lean University: the case of the University of St Andrews

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2014
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Robinson, Mark
Yorkstone, Steve
Keywords
Lean
Higher Education
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Abstract
This article looks at how “lean” can be successfully introduced into a higher education setting by discussing what has become known as ‘The St Andrews Model’. The article demonstrates that “lean” can be adapted to suit the particular circumstances of an institution. Lean, underpinned by a manufacturing heritage, and the subject of a small but growing collection of academic and practitioner analysis, is readily transferrable to other sectors. This article will show that although the model draws on a common body of knowledge, there is not a one size fits all approach. The successful implementation of a lean programme is not an overnight activity; it is, rather, a journey where learning is done by doing.
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Robinson, M. and Yorkstone, S. (2014). Becoming a Lean University: the case of the University of St Andrews. In Bergan, S., Egron-Polak, E., Kohler, K. Purser, L. and Vukasović, M. (Eds.), Leadership and Governance in Higher Education: Handbook for Decision-Makers and Administrators, pp. 42-72.
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Leadership and Governance in Higher Education: Handbook for Decision-Makers and Administrators
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Copyright (c)2014, Raabe Verlag. The author has retained the rights to deposit this article via the SPARC Author Addendum. This work may be used for any non-commercial purpose provided the author receives credit and the original published source is acknowledged.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/7684

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