A Factor Analysis Approach Towards a Study of the Factors Affecting Students’ Choice of Higher Education Institution: A Case Study of a Private Institution (Twintech International University College of Technology)

We present the results of approbating the Decision Making Tendency Inventory (Misuraca et al., 2015) in the Russian sample (N=423, Mage= 25,01, SD = 9,63). The development of H. Simon’s satisficing theory in the current studies is considered. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the theoretical three-scale structure of the inventory. We describe the relations between maximizing, minimizing and satisficing scales and personal factors of decision-making, age, and education (its level and difficulty). The study demonstrates that maximizing and satisficing are close tendencies, implemented in case of making important effortful and resource-consuming (e.g., time-consuming) decisions, whereas minimizing is connected to withdrawal from effort and knowledge, avoidant strategies and ambiguity intolerance. The yielded results suggest that satisficing needs to be trained in conditions of high demands for the cognitive sphere such as studying in a higher education institution.

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Stress, Leadership Style and Internal Communication Among Teachers of a Higher Education Institution

Revista Fragmentos de Cultura - Revista Interdisciplinar de Ciências Humanas ◽

10.18224/frag.v27i4.5797 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 518

Author(s):

Maurício Benício Valadão ◽

Valdir Inácio Do Prado Júnior ◽

Sebastião Benício Costa Neto

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Leadership Style ◽

Education Institution ◽

Internal Communication ◽

Private Institution ◽

Higher Education Institution ◽

The City ◽

Do So

This article aimed to understand the relation stress, leadership style and internal communication between management and teachers of a higher education private institution in the city of Goiânia-GO. To achieve this, the exploratory method was used, relying on the contribution of such teachers in a focal group. Through the results found, it is understood that the institution must elaborate a number of considerations towards the relation stress and internal communication. To do so, it is highlighted: the comprehension that the lack of a well structured internal communication fosters stress; and the use of strategies that contribute to the implementation of an effective internal communication. Estresse, Estilo de Liderança e Comunicação Interna entre Docentes de uma Instituição de Ensino Superior Este artigo buscou compreender a relação estresse, estilo de liderança e comunicação interna entre chefia e docentes de uma instituição de ensino superior privada na cidade Goiânia-GO. Para a sua consecução foi utilizado o método exploratório, contando com a contribuição dos docentes em um grupo focal. Por meio dos resultados encontrados, entende-se que a instituição deve elaborar um conjunto de considerações acerca da relação estresse e comunicação interna. Para tanto, destacam-se: a compreensão de que a falta de uma comunicação interna bem estruturada fomenta o estresse; e a utilização de estratégias que contribuam para a implementação de uma comunicação interna efetiva.

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Measurement of Energy Efficiency Metrics of Data Centers. Case Study: Higher Education Institution of Barranquilla

Software Engineering Perspectives in Intelligent Systems - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-63319-6_3 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 23-35

Author(s):

Leonel Hernandez ◽

Hugo Hernandez ◽

Mario Orozco ◽

Gabriel Piñeres ◽

Jesus Garcia-Guiliany

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Energy Efficiency ◽

Data Centers ◽

Education Institution ◽

Higher Education Institution

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Information security model. Case study higher education institution

Journal of Physics Conference Series ◽

10.1088/1742-6596/1257/1/012014 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1257 ◽

pp. 012014

Author(s):

N A Aguilar Quintero ◽

T Velásquez Pérez ◽

H F Castro Silva

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Information Security ◽

Education Institution ◽

Security Model ◽

Higher Education Institution ◽

Model Case

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English instructors’ motivation levels in Islamic higher education

Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education ◽

10.1108/jarhe-07-2018-0147 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Muhammad Fauzan Ansyari ◽

Fabio Oliveira Coelho ◽

Kalayo Hasibuan ◽

Dodi Settiawan ◽

Masni Kamallia

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Foreign Language ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Education Institution ◽

Working Environment ◽

Higher Education Institution ◽

Content Type ◽

Schedule Flexibility ◽

Financial Benefits

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the motivation levels of non-permanent English instructors (lecturers) in a university language centre (LC) and the factors with regard to what elements sustain their motivation to teach English and to remain in the Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) profession at an Islamic higher education institution. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory case study with a purposive sampling technique was employed in this study. Ten instructors (seven females and three males) aged between 26 and 40 years old participated (M = 29.6 year olds). The selected participants in the sample were instructors who had taught between three to nine years at the LC (M = 3.9 years), and interviews were the tools used to collect data. Findings Overall, LC instructors’ motivation is not internalised or less internalised into their self-concept. This can be seen from the results that show, respectively, instructors’ levels of no internalisation (42 per cent), less internalisation (40.5 per cent), more internalisation (11 per cent) and full internalisation (6.5 per cent). In total, 11 factors were identified: the influence of others, financial benefits, professional development opportunities, schedule flexibility, supportive working environment, social status and acceptance, a stepping stone for career advancement, networking, dedication, challenge and teaching as a calling. In general, it has been found that instructors are more externally than internally regulated or motivated. Research limitations/implications This study only employed interview to collect data and had only ten respondents. Originality/value Data were collected at the LC of an Islamic institution of higher education institution where instructors are non-permanently employed. The LC is a TEFL environment serving about 12,000 students a year. This study, therefore, allows for an understanding of instructors’ motivation in such context.

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Dynamic capabilities, organizational learning and ambidexterity in a higher education institution

The Learning Organization ◽

10.1108/tlo-03-2018-0047 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 397-411 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Carla Patricia da Silva Souza ◽

Adriana Roseli Wünsch Takahashi

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Organizational Learning ◽

Dynamic Capabilities ◽

Single Case ◽

Education Institution ◽

Research Strategy ◽

Observation Data ◽

Higher Education Institution ◽

Content Type

Purpose This paper aims to analyse how dynamic capabilities (DC) affect organizational learning (OL) in a Brazilian higher education institution (HEI) and how this relationship affects organisational ambidexterity (OA). Design/methodology/approach The research strategy involves a qualitative, single case study. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, documentary research over a 15-year period and nonparticipant observation. Data were analysed using narrative analysis. Findings The results show that founders and managers influence the activities related to sensing, seizing and reconfiguring DC. They interpreted the new opportunities and shared them with other individuals. Gradually, a collective sense about the new ideas was constructed. New academic and administrative routines were created and an OL process took place at the HEI, which resulted in a valuable balance between exploration and exploitation (OA) for the organisation. Originality/value The study offers insight into how DC, OL and OA can be related. Although each construct has its own independent definition, there are similarities between them. The case study demonstrates how these theories were affected, and the research, therefore, makes a new methodological contribution regarding how to study DC, OL and OA as an integrative phenomenon.

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