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Original research FACULTY PERCEPTION OF TQM LEADERSHIP PRACTICES IN SAUDI TECHNICAL HIGHER EDUCATION: AN INSTITUTIONAL SURVEY AT TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN TURAIFPages 47-52 Abstract
This study aimed to assess faculty perceptions of Total Quality Management (TQM) leadership practices at Turaif Technical College, one of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) institutions operating within the strategic framework of Saudi Vision 2030. A descriptive quantitative design was adopted, employing a cross-sectional survey administered to the total available population of male trainers (N = 25) during the academic year 2025/2026. Data were collected using the TQM Leadership Practices Scale, a 35-item researcher-developed instrument grounded in ISO 21001:2018 and the Baldrige Excellence Framework, organized across seven core TQM leadership dimensions. Statistical analyses included means, standard deviations, and one-sample t-tests. The findings revealed that the overall level of TQM leadership practices was rated as Very High (M = 4.21, SD = 0.51), indicating that TQM principles have been successfully translated from institutional policy into operational reality. Data-Driven Decision Making (M = 4.32) and Visionary Leadership (M = 4.28) emerged as the strongest dimensions, reflecting a robust institutional commitment to strategic direction and performance metrics. Conversely, Faculty Empowerment and Participative Leadership recorded the lowest mean score (M = 4.05), suggesting a residual reliance on transactional rather than transformational leadership approaches. The study concludes that while the college demonstrates strength in hard TQM dimensions, a critical developmental gap persists in soft TQM practices, particularly faculty empowerment and quality culture building.
Keywords:
Total Quality Management, Saudi Vision 2030, TVTC, Leadership Practices.
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Majed Barashid 
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