IMPACT OF COMPENSATION & BENEFITS AND TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT ON INSTITUTIONAL EXCELLENCE: MEDIATING ROLE OF INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATION

Abstract

Purpose: The universities and higher educational institutions of UAE were striving their level best to achieve institutional excellence. Considering the strive for innovation and improvement in the quality of teaching and learning, this study aimed to identify the mediating role of institutional innovation between compensation and benefits, training and development and institutional excellence in UAE higher education institutions.

Design/Methodology/Approach: For the said purpose the data has been collected using structured questionnaires through simple random sampling. After ensuring the reliability and validity of the instrument, structural equation modelling has been conducted to test the framework developed in the study.

Findings/Results: The findings revealed that institutional innovation plays a significant mediating role and the two independent variables have also been found to have a significant impact over institutional excellence.

Originality/Value: This research provides significant perspectives for decision-makers as well as policymakers in universities and higher educational institutions, in addition to academics who specialize in institutional excellence and their impact on universities and higher educational institutions in the United Arab Emirates and other neighbouring nations at large.

Paper Type: Research Paper