Antunes, Marina GodinhoMucharreira, Pedro RibeiroTexeira Fernandes Justino, Maria Do RosárioTexeira Quirós, Joaquín2019-07-102019-07-102019-06978-2-9602195-1-72466-7498http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/10284Comunicação em Conferênci internacionalThis research aims to study the role that learning organizations may have on Portuguese higher education institutions (HEIs), through a literature review that supports the presentation of a conceptual model proposed by the authors, which aims to study the possible relationships between learning organizations and Total Quality Management (TQM) practices, innovation strategies, internationalization, and organizational performance. The survival of HEIs depends on how these institutions accept change, improve their practices and react to competitiveness. Nowadays, the most relevant aspects of education in higher education are translated by learning, dynamic structures, flexibility, and quality. Consequently, the higher education system will have to adapt to the continuous changes and new requirements, to achieve the success and the proposed objectives. Thus, to differentiate themselves from their competitors, organizations must develop their resources, promoting the creation of knowledge and the dissemination of information. Regarding the methodology of this research, the data will be obtained through a questionnaire to evaluate the different dimensions of the proposed conceptual model. The sample will consist of about 200 emails from members of the management boards of Portuguese HEIs. In the treatment of quantitative data, a model of structural equations (SEM) will be used, to investigate the possible relations between the different dimensions incorporated in the model. In terms of the discussion of results, it is intended to characterize the relationship between the concept of learning organizations and TQM, innovation, internationalization, and performance in Portuguese HEI.engHigher Education InstitutionsLearning organizationsOrganizational PerformanceTotal Quality ManagementInternationalizationInnovationconference object