Identifying Lean Management Components in Universities and Higher Institutions (A Meta-Synthesis Study) Education of

The purpose of the present research is to investigate studies on the components of lean management in universities and higher education of institutions.

The method was qualitative and a kind of meta-synthesis. The research population consisted of all the related sources with lean management in universities and higher education of institutions from 2000 to 2019 there were 2136 sources. First, 89 sources were selected based on abstract. then, 76 sources were selected based on the content, which eventually analyzed 68 sources as related resources by theme analysis examined. in order to verify the quality of data, validity and reliability have been provided.

Based on the synthesis of related articles, components of lean management in universities and higher education of institutions include six main categories: continuous improvement, process-reengineering, value creation, respect for People, empowerment, competency based.

The six main themes from this meta-synthesis study can be effective model for lean management in universities and higher education of institutions and have beneficial results in promoting quality, efficiency, effectiveness and waste reduction in higher education.