Application of Relational Coordination Model in Students’ Perception of Quality. The Case of Espam MFL University - Ecuador

Focused Coordination Models towards Sustainability in Higher Education. Case of Quevedo State Technical University (Ecuador)

“…An improvement in the communication and relationship of the UTEQ favors an increase in satisfaction, long-term viability, and organizational sustainability of the university [11,20]. Hopefully, the improvement of organizational practices in the two first components (with high explained variance) will promote a strong increase of relational coordination, although with a non-linear response according to the law of decreasing returns [2,17]. However, this research presents two important limitations.…”

“…The study area was the Quevedo State Technical University (UTEQ) in the coast of Ecuador, with 9200 students matriculated in 2018 and 191 lecturers. UTEQ was a university with "B" category by the CEAACES (Council of Evaluation, Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Upper Education), in a classification from "A" up to "C", in a decreasing scale [2].…”

“…and both, staff of universities and civil society are calling for a transition towards more sustainable education model, with higher quality, productivity, efficiency, resilience, stability, and viability in the long run. In developing countries, improving education is a strategic objective that contributes to increasing the value of people's human capital and favors sustainable territorial development [1,2]. The improvement has been focused on three key aspects: The increase in investments in infrastructure, technological equipment, and academic training of human resources (magister and doctoral thesis) [2,3].…”

“…In developing countries, improving education is a strategic objective that contributes to increasing the value of people's human capital and favors sustainable territorial development [1,2]. The improvement has been focused on three key aspects: The increase in investments in infrastructure, technological equipment, and academic training of human resources (magister and doctoral thesis) [2,3]. Now, universities are making efforts to develop appropriate research and teaching skills in human capital to increase knowledge management.…”