Internal marketing in higher education institutions

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https://doi.org/10.69504/nau.v4i7.83

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internal marketing, internal communication, educational services

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The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of internal marketing in higher education institutions and educational services, marketing efforts should be made both inside and outside the organization, understanding the internal customer as employees and managers. A census of full-time faculty, staff members and coordinators of undergraduate and graduate educational programs was conducted using a four-dimensional instrument: Development, Employee Recruitment and Retention, Job Fit and Internal Communication, the analysis is descriptive and correlational in scope. It is a quantitative study of cross-sectional design, descriptive and correlational in scope. The instrument used was developed by Bohnenberger (2005) and was adapted by Huamán (2020), this questionnaire consists of four dimensions which are development (0.839), recruitment and retention of employees (0.806), job suitability (0.667) and internal communication (0.780). These dimensions presented a good level of reliability. It is composed of 15 items that are measured with a Likert-type scale from 1 to 5, where 1 indicates strongly disagreement and 5 indicates strongly agree. It is expected to evaluate the dimensions of internal marketing of the HEI and the associated factors.

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2025-03-30

How to Cite

Gómez Sánchez, D., López Gama, H., & Urbiola Rodríguez, R. I. (2025). Internal marketing in higher education institutions. Nau Yuumak Avances De Investigación En Organizaciones Y Gestión, 4(7), 43–50. https://doi.org/10.69504/nau.v4i7.83

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