Competing values at public universities: Organisational cultures and job demands‐resources in academic departments

Mudrák, Jiří; Zábrodská, Kateřina; Machovcová, Kateřina; Cidlinská, Kateřina; Takács, Lajos

doi:10.1111/hequ.12311

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“…The competitiveness edge generated by the involvement of more qualified professionals causes a greater demand for a high‐quality education focused on complex market opportunities toward the academic's productivity and autonomy (Mudrak et al., 2022). These opportunities should encompass actions related to integrating both the teacher sand the student in their role, by reassessing recruitment schemes that are more rigorously designed and operated, sustained by quality achievement and market relevant (Pheunpha, 2019).…”

Section: Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Value generation from academic activities in a public higher education: A lean perspective

Klein,

Vieira,

Dorion

et al. 2023

Higher Education Quarterly

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The concept of value, in a context of higher education institutions (HEIs), simply refers to meeting or exceeding customer requirements and expectations. HEIs have a fundamental role in the dissemination of knowledge, in addition to developing new skills and awareness for future professionals, in relation to local, regional and national issues. The aim of this research is to analyse the academic activities and outcomes influence on value generation perception in a public university students' perspective. A survey, built from a structured questionnaire, was carried out in a Brazilian HEI, the Federal University of Santa Maria, with students who are in their course final stage. Data collection came out with a valid sample of 389 respondents. It was analysed using descriptive statistics, exploratory factor and regression analyses. The findings suggest that among the services and resources that the university may offer to its students, the ones that present the most impact refer to cognitive and social abilities emerging from specific teaching practices and strategies from the professors. This research presents useful insights and applicable elements from which public managers can utilize to enhance engagement, create value and build a more rigorous and relevant practice.

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Section: Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Value generation from academic activities in a public higher education: A lean perspective

Klein,

Vieira,

Dorion

et al. 2023

Higher Education Quarterly

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“…Whilst numerous studies over the last few decades have focused on how public service organisations and their staff can perform better, it has also become essential to work out the importance of culture in the performance of public sector organisations (Mudrak et al, 2021). In the 1980s, organisational culture in the public sector began to transform from a traditional bureaucratic culture (rulebased, hierarchical and process-driven) to a business-like culture (competitionbased, marketised, results-oriented) (Newman, 1994).…”

Section: Organisational Culturementioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, since government bodies inherently favour low risk-taking and stability, a need has been identifi ed for them to adopt a culture, which enables change, improvement and innovation in their services (Manimala et al, 2006). An adhocracy culture has therefore become much more relevant to public sector organizations, especially in relation to innovation and performance (Mudrak et al, 2021). Most empirical research in CVF has found a positive relationship between adhocracy culture and innovation and related performance measures.…”

Section: Organisational Culturementioning

confidence: 99%

Strategy Implementation, Culture and Performance in the Public Organizations: An Empirical Examination

Genc-Tetik¹

2022

PAI

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It is largely accepted that effective strategy implementation, as one of the most essential phases of the strategy making process, leads to good organisational outcomes. However, there is still very little research addressing which implementation style is associated with better public service outcomes. For public sector organisations, there is a common belief that the implementation of strategies mostly fails in practice. Another important organisational characteristic, seen as an effective tool for increasing performance, is organisational culture. While there are also numerous studies in the literature investigating the relationship between organisational culture and performance in both the private and public sectors, most of this research only investigates the direct effects of culture. This research undertakes a novel approach and explores the separate and combined effects of strategy implementation style and organisational culture on performance in Turkish local government organisations. Survey data were analysed using multiple and robust moderated regression models. The results of the study confirmed the presence of a significant positive relationship between rational strategy implementation and organisational performance and consistently positive influence of hierarchy type of culture on performance. Moreover, a rational strategy implementation style appeared to strengthen the effects of a hierarchical and a market-based culture on performance, while an incremental strategy implementation style seemed to enhance the effects of a clan-oriented culture and an adhocracy culture on performance.

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Responsible leadership in higher education in developing countries

Islam,

Fujimoto,

Haque

et al. 2024

High Educ

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Competing values at public universities: Organisational cultures and job demands‐resources in academic departments

Cited by 5 publications

References 72 publications

Value generation from academic activities in a public higher education: A lean perspective

Value generation from academic activities in a public higher education: A lean perspective

Strategy Implementation, Culture and Performance in the Public Organizations: An Empirical Examination

Responsible leadership in higher education in developing countries

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