New Causal Model for Brazilian Private Higher Education Institutions: A Dynamic Capability Perspective

The purpose of this paper is to extend knowledge of enterprise architecture and the importance of the operating model of a firm through a Dynamic Capabilities perspective. First, the authors attempt to position Private Educational Institutions in an operating model. They propose a model that relates enterprise architecture to the dynamic capabilities approach. A questionnaire was prepared in accordance with the proposed structural equation model and was sent to 1,932 private universities. The results show a significant relationship between operational model dimensions and reconfiguring capability. This paper contributes with a better understanding of enterprise architecture regarding its strategic relevance to organizations, in particular to Educational Institutions. Dynamic Capabilities proved to be a relevant and promising concept for the study of Enterprise Architecture operating models. This implies that the reconfiguring capabilities in Enterprise Architecture project implementation are positively affected by the operating model of the institutions.

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