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ERIC Number: EJ650789
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
The Effect of Institutional Culture on Change Strategies in Higher Education: Universal Principles or Culturally Responsive Concepts?
Kezar, Adrianna; Eckel, Peter D.
Journal of Higher Education, v73 n4 p435-60 Jul-Aug 2002
Examined the impact of institutional culture on the change process in colleges and universities. Using an ethnographic approach and two-tiered cultural framework, investigated comprehensive change at six institutions. Results suggest that campuses should conduct audits of their institutional culture before engaging in the change process. (EV)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Context, Educational Change, Ethnography, Higher Education, Organizational Change
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Organizational Culture