TY - JOUR
T1 - The Baldrige education criteria for performance excellence framework
T2 - Empirical test and validation
AU - Ali Badri, Masood Abdulla Mohamed
AU - Selim, Hassan
AU - Alshare, Khaled
AU - Grandon, Elizabeth E.
AU - Younis, Hassan
AU - Abdulla, Mohammed
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to empirically test the causal relationships in the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) Education Performance Excellence Criteria. Design/methodology/approach: Using a sample of 220 respondents from 15 United Arab Emirates (UAE) universities and colleges, results of regression analysis and confirmatory structural equation modeling show that all of the hypothesized causal relationships in the Baldrige model are statistically significant. Findings: A comprehensive "measurement model" grounded in the Baldrige Performance Excellence in Education Criteria for the 33 items of measurement is developed, tested, and found to be valid and reliable. Leadership is identified as a driver for all components in the Baldrige System, including measurement, analysis and knowledge management, strategic planning, faculty and staff focus and process management. All Baldrige components (categories) are significantly linked with organizational outcomes as represented by the two categories of organizational performance results and student, stakeholder and market focus. The paper also tests the statistical fit of the only Baldrige model dealing with higher education, which was published in 1998 by Winn and Cameron. Research limitations/implications: The data obtained are based on a sample of UAE higher education institutions. Studies in other countries should be conducted using the developed model to ensure the reliability of the results obtained. Practical implications: A greater understanding of the linkages between the elements making-up the MBNQA Education Performance Excellence Criteria model, facilitating the guiding role that the award models play in the implementation of quality management in higher education. Originality/value: For the first time, an instrument of the MBNQA Education Performance Excellence Criteria is developed and tested. A new in-depth and holistic perspective for examining the relationships and linkages in the MBNQA Education Performance Excellence Criteria model is provided.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to empirically test the causal relationships in the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) Education Performance Excellence Criteria. Design/methodology/approach: Using a sample of 220 respondents from 15 United Arab Emirates (UAE) universities and colleges, results of regression analysis and confirmatory structural equation modeling show that all of the hypothesized causal relationships in the Baldrige model are statistically significant. Findings: A comprehensive "measurement model" grounded in the Baldrige Performance Excellence in Education Criteria for the 33 items of measurement is developed, tested, and found to be valid and reliable. Leadership is identified as a driver for all components in the Baldrige System, including measurement, analysis and knowledge management, strategic planning, faculty and staff focus and process management. All Baldrige components (categories) are significantly linked with organizational outcomes as represented by the two categories of organizational performance results and student, stakeholder and market focus. The paper also tests the statistical fit of the only Baldrige model dealing with higher education, which was published in 1998 by Winn and Cameron. Research limitations/implications: The data obtained are based on a sample of UAE higher education institutions. Studies in other countries should be conducted using the developed model to ensure the reliability of the results obtained. Practical implications: A greater understanding of the linkages between the elements making-up the MBNQA Education Performance Excellence Criteria model, facilitating the guiding role that the award models play in the implementation of quality management in higher education. Originality/value: For the first time, an instrument of the MBNQA Education Performance Excellence Criteria is developed and tested. A new in-depth and holistic perspective for examining the relationships and linkages in the MBNQA Education Performance Excellence Criteria model is provided.
KW - Baldrige Award
KW - Higher education
KW - Performance measures
KW - Quality awards
KW - United Arab Emirates
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U2 - 10.1108/02656710610704249
DO - 10.1108/02656710610704249
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33749404282
SN - 0265-671X
VL - 23
SP - 1118
EP - 1157
JO - International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management
JF - International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management
IS - 9
ER -