Variables associated with organizational effectiveness of schools of nursin

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between selected variables and the organizational effectiveness of schools of nursing using Cameron's construct of organizational effectiveness. The construct included nine dimensions hypothesized to measure organizational effectiveness. Independent variables selected for the study included: ranking of nursing school, position of nursing school in the college or university organizational structure, size of nursing school, and existence of a graduate nursing program.;Responses from 304 chief academic officers of National League for Nursing accredited baccalaureate nursing programs were used for data analysis. Four hypotheses were tested with multivariate analysis of variance. This statistical technique was chosen because it allowed for simultaneous analysis of Cameron's eight remaining dimensions of organizational effectiveness. Univariate analysis of variance was performed to differentiate among significant dependent variable scales.;Top-ranked nursing schools were found to be more effective than unranked nursing schools in Student Academic Development, Professional Development and Quality of Faculty, Ability to Acquire Resources, and Organizational Health. Large nursing schools were found to be more effective than small nursing schools in Student Academic Development, Professional Development and Quality of Faculty, System Openness and Community Interaction, Ability to Acquire Resources, and Organizational Health. No significant differences were found to exist in the organizational effectiveness of nursing schools with different positions in the organizational structure of the college or university. Nursing schools with graduate programs were found to be more effective than nursing schools without graduate programs in Student Academic Development, Professional Development and Quality of Faculty, System Openness and Community Interaction, and Ability to Acquire Resources.