The implementation of self-assessment in the university performance measures system

The paper advances the methodological fundamentals of self-assessment of organizational performance. The different types of organizational measurement procedures in the field of quality management have been examined. The special attention has been paid to the self-assessment as one of the key tool of quality management. Theoretical theses have been supported with the investigation of Mordovia State University experience of self-assessment implementation for evaluating the organizational performance. The results obtained allowed to reveal its advantages and shortcomings and to substantiate the conditions of successful integration of self-assessment with the evaluation system of the University diffusing the TQM principles throughout the organization.