Title: Impact of institutional climate on the student's engagement and learning outcomes in private sector universities of Karachi

Authors: Muhammad Irshad; Muhammad Azeem Qureshi; Ummi Naiemah Saraih; Sayed Fayaz Ahmad

Addresses: University of Gwadar, Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan ' Institute of Business Management, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan; Faculty of Business and Communication, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia ' Faculty of Business and Communication, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia; Center of Excellence for Social Innovation and Sustainability (CoESIS), Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia ' Institute of Business Management, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Abstract: The organisational climate of any institute plays a significant role in students' engagement and learning outcomes. This research study investigates the impact of the organisational climate and student engagement on students' learning outcomes at private sector universities in Karachi, Pakistan. The primary data was gathered from 323 students from the 40 private sector universities in Karachi with the help of a closed-ended questionnaire. The Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) technique was used for the data analysis by PLS-Smart. The data analysis result shows a significant positive effect of the organisational climate on student engagement and learning outcomes. The result also shows that student engagement significantly positively impacts learning outcomes.

Keywords: organisational climate; student engagement; student learning outcomes; private sector universities; Karachi.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2023.130674

International Journal of Management in Education, 2023 Vol.17 No.3, pp.297 - 322

Received: 19 Jan 2022
Accepted: 18 Jul 2022
Published online: 02 May 2023 *

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