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Organizational Culture and Effectiveness in Higher Education: A Test of the "Culture Type" and "Strong Culture" Hypotheses.
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Smart, John C.; St. John, Edward P. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1996
The relative merits of two prominent lines of inquiry into the linkage between organizational culture and effectiveness (culture type and strong culture hypotheses) were studied with 334 colleges and universities. Findings support both approaches and suggest that alternative culture types are differentially effective on different performance…
Descriptors: Colleges, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing, Organizational Effectiveness
The Roles of Institutional Cultures and Decision Approaches in Promoting Organizational Effectiveness in Two-Year Colleges.
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Smart, John C.; And Others – Journal of Higher Education, 1997
Examined the relationships between institutional culture, decision-making approaches, and organizational effectiveness through a survey of 639 faculty and administrators at 30 public two-year colleges. Colleges with a strong adhocracy culture were able to minimize the impact of difficult enrollment and financial conditions, perhaps by enabling the…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Decision Making, Higher Education
Organizational Effectiveness and Mission Orientations of Two-Year Colleges.
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Smart, John C.; Hamm, Russell E. – Research in Higher Education, 1993
A study applied a model of organizational effectiveness, as measured by 9 dimensions, to 30 2-year colleges with clearly different mission orientations. Results indicate organizational effectiveness varies significantly according to mission type and number, and support use of the model. Implications for research on college effectiveness and for…
Descriptors: Classification, College Administration, College Role, Comparative Analysis
Enhancing Organizational Effectiveness: The Importance of Culture Type and Mission Agreement.
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Fjortoft, Nancy; Smart, John C. – Higher Education, 1994
A survey of 1,321 administrators, 927 trustees, and 1,158 department heads in 332 4-year colleges and universities examined the independent and conditional effects of organizational culture type and level of consensus about mission on the institutions' organizational effectiveness. Implications of results for enhancing effectiveness are discussed.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Environment, College Role
Maintaining Effectiveness Amid Downsizing and Decline in Institutions of Higher Education. AIR 1997 Annual Forum Paper.
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Cameron, Kim S.; Smart, John C. – 1997
This study examined the association between financial difficulties of institutions of higher education and their organizational effectiveness with 334 colleges and universities. An investigation of this relationship was made using three variables: a decline in required financial resources, degree of organizational effectiveness, and a set of 12…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, College Administration, Colleges