Title: Analysis of the relationship between educational effectiveness and organisational performance using PLS-SEM: a study in higher education institutions

Authors: Jerfenzon Salazar-Tabima; Alexander Zuñiga-Collazos; Dulfay Astrid González-Jiménez

Addresses: University of San Buenaventura Cali, Barrio Pance, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia ' University of Valle, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia ' University Autónoma de Occidente, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

Abstract: Educational effectiveness, as a strategic management perspective, allows institutions of Higher Education (HEIs) to focus on achieving educational goals and consequently impact their performance. This study aims to establish causal relationships between decision-making for educational effectiveness and its influence on the performance of Colombian HEIs. The underlying hypothesis is that educational effectiveness has a direct and positive influence on organisational performance in HEIs. 309 administrative staff members from 44 Colombian HEIs were surveyed. Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM), the study estimated the loadings and significances of the relationships between items and constructs. The main finding of the study confirms the direct and positive influence of decision-making for educational effectiveness on organisational performance in HEIs, which confirms the starting hypothesis. This indicates that making effective decisions in education has a significant impact on the overall performance of higher education institutions in Colombia.

Keywords: organisational performance; educational effectiveness; higher education; PLS-SEM.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2025.142884

International Journal of Management in Education, 2025 Vol.19 No.1, pp.105 - 120

Received: 04 Oct 2023
Accepted: 18 Apr 2024
Published online: 30 Nov 2024 *

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