Quality management in private management institutes: Baldrige education criteria for performance excellence model perspective

The purpose of this paper is to test the validity of Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence Model (BECPEM) and validate the same in Private management institutes in the region of Delhi NCR. Using a sample of 300 respondents from 32 private management institutes in Delhi-NCR region, results of regression analysis and confirmatory structural equation modeling show that Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence Model is not validated and an alternative model is proposed. The papergives a greater understanding of the linkages between the elements making-up the Balridge Education Performance Excellence Criteria Model, facilitating the guiding role that the model plays in the implementation of quality management in private management institutes.