Developing and validating the antecedents of managerial effectiveness: factorial constitution in institutions of higher learning

ABSTRACT

India is the second largest higher education network in the world, where the business environment is highly complex and competitive. So, what we need is an element of distinctiveness in our institutions of higher learning. A modification is required in the way these institutions are being run and supervised. A workable solution for managing and supervising them effectively lies in the improvement of managerial effectiveness in institutional heads, in terms of their actions and competencies. For the measurement of managerial effectiveness, various instruments are available but none of them were developed and standardized with the perspective of Indian higher educational context. This study reports the development and validation of a scale for measuring managerial effectiveness of heads in Indian institutions of higher learning. The validity check of the scale using factor analysis indicates that people management, task management, strategic management and relationship management are the main antecedents of managerial effectiveness applicable in the Indian context. The result is presented as a model with four factors and 31 items. Finally, the implications for HR professionals are outlined.

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Navneesh Tyagi

Navneesh Tyagi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Business and Management Studies, Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology, Meerut, India. She is an experienced Researcher and UGC NET qualified academician, skilled in Lecturing and Curriculum Development. She has completed Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and Master of Commerce (M.Com). She is pursuing PhD and has contributed more than 19 research papers in reputed conferences and journals.

D Baby Moses

D Baby Moses has completed her PhD from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. She has an overall fifteen years of teaching experience and is now working as the Director in Institute of Management Studies from last seven years. She has published many research papers in reputed national and international journals.