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The Organizational Culture of Academic Libraries

Journal: Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences (Vol.2, No. 2)

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Page : 47-59

Keywords : Organizational culture; current and preferred situations; culture type situations; culture type profiles; and academic libraries.;

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Abstract

This study aimed to focus on the assessment of the organizational culture of Academic Libraries in Tagbilaran City, Bohol with the end view of designing innovations. This study employed the descriptive-normative survey method using Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI). Result showed that the current and preferred culture type situations of the academic libraries on the six organizational culture dimensions are clan culture. Consequently, the study revealed that there is no significant difference between current and preferred culture type situations of the academic libraries. Moreover, the study found out that there is no significant difference among the academic libraries’ culture type situations on the six dimensions of the organizational cultures. The study concluded that organizational culture is imperative in the library setting especially on identifying the dominant current and preferred organizational culture type of the academic libraries toward library culture change and improving effectiveness.

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