A study of the camping industry and the development of a theoretical model for camping organizations utilizing current quality management and continuous improvement techniques

This paper describes an organizational model that can be used in the summer camp industry. This model is a result of an extensive literature review on the camping industry and quality management techniques used in other industries. Chapter 1 describes the basic problems and challenges that face the camping industry today. Chapter 2 is an in depth review of the relevant literature. Chapter 3 is the methodology of the study. Chapter 4 and 5 clearly develop and define a management paradigm that is unique to the camping industry and whose component parts make use of current quality management and continuous improvement techniques.