| Description |
188 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Strange Case of Organizational Culture -- Pt. 1. Defining Organizational Culture -- 2. Facts and Constructs: Defining Reality in Higher Education Organizations -- 3. Organizational Culture in Higher Education: Defining the Essentials -- Pt. 2. Examining Academic Life -- 4. Academic Work and Institutional Culture: Constructing Knowledge -- 5. An Anthropological Analysis of Student Participation in College -- 6. Organizational Socialization in Higher Education -- 7. Models of Minority College Going and Retention: Cultural Integrity Versus Cultural Suicide -- 8. A Cultural Perspective on Communication and Governance -- Pt. 3. The Road Ahead -- 9. A Cultural Analysis of Shared Governance: The Challenges Ahead |
| Summary |
"The message of this book is that understanding organizational culture is critical for those who recognize that academe must change, but are unsure how to make that change happen. An understanding of culture enables an organization's participants to interpret the institution to themselves and others, and in consequence, to propel the institution forward." "An organization's culture is reflected in what is done, how it is done, and who is involved in doing it. It concerns decisions, actions, and communication on an instrumental and symbolic level. This book considers various facets of academic culture, discusses how to study it, how to analyze it, and how to improve it in order to move colleges and universities aggressively into the future, while maintaining core academic values."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Universities and colleges -- Administration -- Decision making -- Social aspects.
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College environment.
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| LC no. |
2007048784 |
| ISBN |
9781579222871 paperback alkaline paper |
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