Abstract:
The study analyzed the progression of total quality management practices (TQMPs) in academic
libraries, which serve as the central hub of organizational culture (OC) in Ghana. The study
focused on selected technical university libraries in Ghana. The study reviewed relevant literature
on total quality management practices, advancement, and the role of organizational culture. The
objectives guided the design of the research protocol, which included a questionnaire. At technical
universities in Ghana, the population consisted of librarians and library staff. The sample size was
60 respondents. The response rate was 91.66%, which was valid for analysis. The correlation
analysis established that organizational culture had a significant positive relationship with total
quality management practice advancement (r = 0.759, p > 0.05). This confirms that organizational
culture is relevant to the advancement of TQMPs in academic libraries. The study focused solely
on organizational culture as a crucial element in the execution of TQMPs in Ghanaian academic
libraries. The study demonstrated that organizational culture plays a crucial role in advancing
TQMPs and achieving high-quality performance in academic libraries in Ghana. Academic
libraries in Ghana now have a new source of documented information about TQM practices. This
contribution enriches the existing literature on critical success factors of TQMPs.
