Asian Journal of Multidimensional Research (AJMR)
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and expertise; (2)physical service environment quality comprised of ambient conditions, design,
and social factors; and (3)outcome quality that was formed by waiting time, tangibles, and
multiple choices. The first dimension refers to the quality of teaching and non-teaching staff in
the institution.
Philip and Hazlett (1997) proposed a hierarchical structure model called P-C-P for assessing
service quality in service institutions. The model was based on (1) pivotal, (2) core, (3) and
peripheral attributes. Peripheral Attributes include extras and frills added to bring delight to the
customers, Core Attributes include people, process and organizational structure; pivotal
attributes include the end product of the service. Pivotal attributes which were the most
important attributes that determine service quality are considered as end product or output,
whereas core and peripheral attributes are viewed as inputs and processes. these attributes vary in
their importance and hence are in a hierarchy of importance in that pivotal attribute are in the top
rung, core in the middle, and peripheral at the bottom in the hierarchy. For higher education
institutions, pivotal and core dimensions refer to training of faculty and students, and physical
infrastructure.
While it is generally believed that faculty is the foundation of the educational institutions, their
shortage is reported from every part of India, regardless of whether it is a premier institution and
low- rung institution. Secondly but most importantly, competent faculty is always in scarcity.
The negative effects of the faculty shortage and less competent faculty include: (1) Students’
dissatisfaction with the institutions and the resulting low reputation of the institutions, (2)
suboptimal learning and low skills of the students, (3) unfinished course work, (4) poor
performances in examinations, (5) low placement probability, (6) poor occupancy ratio, and (7)
underutilized learning resources, and (8) idle students. What with non-availability of faculty, and
unwillingness of the promoters to spend on faculty, faculty shortage has become both
commonplace and ubiquitous. While non-availability of faculty in the world cannot be
intervened and remedied much, unwillingness to appoint or develop faculty on the part of the
promoters is something that can and must be addressed. Importantly, promoters’ conviction
about the need for faculty appointment and their development is the principal stumbling block.
Their conviction about going with faculty shortage is apparently stronger than their conviction
about the need for addressing faculty shortage and development. Lack of conviction is rooted in
the unclear thinking about the effects of faculty shortage and low-quality faculty on the overall
success of the institution.
This research attempts to establish the connection between faculty availability and their
competence, and institutional success outcomes, i.e., Admissions, Placements, Pass Percentage,
and Salary packages for the students placed in the campus.
To proceed forward in the quest for detecting the connection between faculty issues and
institutional success outcomes, following dependent and independent variables are identified.
Dependent Variables are: (1) Occupancy Ratio (Admissions), (2) Placements, (3)1
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Pass, and (4) Salary Packages. Independent Variables are: (a)Faculty Size, (2) Actual Working
Faculty, (3) Doctorate Faculty Percentage, (4)Research Articles Published /Presented, and (5)
Faculty Development Program Attended
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