{"product_id":"the-impact-of-culture-on-organizational-decisionmaking-theory-and-practice-in-higher-education","title":"The Impact of Culture on Organizational Decision-Making: Theory and Practice in Higher Education","description":"\u003cp\u003eColleges and universities are currently undergoing the most significant challenges they have faced since World War II. Rising costs  increased competition from for-profit providers  the impact of technology  and the changing desires and needs of consumers have combined to create a dynamic tension for those who work in  and study  postsecondary education. What worked yesterday is unlikely to work tomorrow. The status quo or bromides such as stay the course are insufficient responses in a market that demands creativity and innovation if an organization does not simply wish to survive  but thrive.Managerial responses or top-down linear decisions are antithetical to academic organizations and most likely recipes for disaster. In todays flat world  decision-making for most organizations has become less hierarchical and more decentralized. Understanding this trend is of particular importance for organizations with traditions of shared governance. 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. Even the most seasoned college and university administrators and professors often ask themselves  What holds this place together? The authors answer is that an organizations culture is the glue of academic life. Paradoxically  this glue does not make things get stuck  but unstuck. An understanding of culture enables an organizations participants to interpret the institution to themselves and others  and in consequence  to propel the institution forward.An organizations 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. This book presents updated versions of eight key articles on organizational culture in higher education by William G. Tierney. The new introduction that sets them in the context of current and future challenges will add further value to articles that are already in high demand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44955796308021,"sku":"ByrdShop_1579222870","price":40.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781579222871.jpg?v=1770314776","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-impact-of-culture-on-organizational-decisionmaking-theory-and-practice-in-higher-education","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}