THE INFLUENCES OF INFORMATIZATION LEADERSHIP ON MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS: A CASE OF ART MAJORS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN SHANGHAI

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: (1) To study the influences of informatization leadership of art-major teachers in Shanghai colleges and universities on management effectiveness. (2) To further decompose the influences of informatization leadership, by taking into account teachers’ organizational commitment and external factors of colleges and universities in Shanghai city. (3) To evaluate the model fit with empirical data.

 In this quantitative research, a stratified multi-stage sampling method was used to proportionally select 200 teachers from various art majors in colleges and universities located in Shanghai of China. Data collected via email and online platforms using Likert 5-point test questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling were used in data analysis.

The main research results were as follows: (1) The informatization leadership of art teachers in Shanghai colleges and universities has a significant impact on management effectiveness. Informatization leadership can promote the improvement of management efficiency and is more conducive to the development of art-major teachers in Shanghai colleges and universities; (2) By taking into account teachers’ organizational commitment and selected external factors, the data showed that external factors significantly influenced informatization leadership and management effectiveness; and (3) The structural equation model in the study fitted well with empirical data.