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February 20, 2026Systems0 citationsOpen Access

Assessment of Organisational Innovation: An Analytical Framework for Higher Education Institutions

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MPMaría Begoña Peña-LangAVAurelio Villa

Key Points

  • This research aims to assess organisational innovation in Spanish universities and its impact on competitiveness.
  • Conducted a mixed-methods design that includes documentary analysis of R&D indicators and semi-structured interviews.
  • Interviews were held with 15 university managers to gather qualitative insights.
  • Validated an organisational innovation questionnaire applied to 387 engineering students and graduates.
  • Utilized ATLAS.ti 9 for qualitative data analysis and AMOS v.27 for quantitative analysis, employing confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling.
  • Organisational innovation showed moderate development among the universities studied.
  • Significant differences in innovation levels were found based on digitisation, strategic policies, and organisational culture.
  • Creativity was identified as a key predictor for competencies such as active learning and technological design.
  • Excessive institutional openness negatively impacted self-management.

Abstract

This study analyses the degree of organisational innovation (OI) in Spanish universities and its relationship with institutional competitiveness, proposing a robust analytical framework for its assessment. A mixed, sequential and explanatory design was used, integrating a documentary analysis of R RMSEA = 0.051). The results reveal moderate development of OI (Organisational Innovation), with significant differences between institutions according to their level of digitisation, strategic policies and organisational culture. Creativity emerged as the main predictor of key competencies such as active learning and technological design, while excessive institutional openness had negative effects on self-management.

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Peña-Lang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6997faddad1d9b11b3453ef6https://doi.org/10.3390/systems14020214
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