TY - BOOK ID - 77908367 TI - The impact of culture on organizational decision making PY - 2008 SN - 1435679946 9781435679948 9781579229276 1579229271 9781579222871 1000973301 1003447880 1000978389 PB - Sterling, Virginia DB - UniCat KW - Universities and colleges KW - College environment. KW - College environment KW - Theory & Practice of Education KW - Education KW - Social Sciences KW - Campus climate (College environment) KW - Environment, College KW - Environment, University KW - University environment KW - School environment KW - Colleges KW - Degree-granting institutions KW - Higher education institutions KW - Higher education providers KW - Institutions of higher education KW - Postsecondary institutions KW - Public institutions KW - Schools KW - Education, Higher KW - Administration KW - Decision making KW - Social aspects. KW - Social aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77908367 AB - "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."--Jacket. ER -