ASSESSING ORGANIZATIONAL-EFFECTIVENESS IN HIGHER-EDUCATION DRUG PREVENTION CONSORTIA

Eighty-three consortia of institutions of higher education, organized under funding from the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Educ ation (FIPSE) Drug Prevention Programs of the Department of Education, were surveyed to measure organizational effectiveness. Generalized sa tisfaction with the functioning of the consortia was related to the nu mber of active members, the average miles traveled to meetings, satisf action with performance of task functions, members' roles, the level o f trust among members and the level of creativity and innovation in pr oblem-solving, Satisfaction with goal attainment was significantly rel ated to the presence of at least one ''internal'' goal for the consort ium.