title: Assessing organizational effectiveness in higher education drug prevention consortia.
abstract: Eighty-three consortia of institutions of higher education, organized under funding from the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE) Drug Prevention Programs of the Department of Education, were surveyed to measure organizational effectiveness. Generalized satisfaction with the functioning of the consortia was related to the number of active members, the average miles traveled to meetings, satisfaction with performance of task functions, members' roles, the level of trust among members and the level of creativity and innovation in problem-solving. Satisfaction with goal attainment was significantly related to the presence of at least one "internal" goal for the consortium.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014768:Virginia