Abstract: This study aimed to describe the existing and preferred organizational culture of Wesleyan University-Philippines based on the four distinct types of culture in organizations as to Clan, Adhocracy, Market and Hierarchy in terms of the 5 dimensions namely dominant characteristics, organizational leadership, management of employees, organizational glue and strategic emphasis. The researchers utilized the descriptive research design and the 197 respondents of the study who were chosen purposively were the heads, faculty (tenured & non-tenured), staff and student leaders. The study found out that in terms of: 1).Dominant Characteristics, the existing culture as observed by all respondents was clan. It was also the preferred culture by faculty and student leaders. However, market culture was preferred by heads and staff; 2).Organizational Leadership, the existing culture as observed by most of the respondents was clan and it was also the preferred culture of tenured faculty, staff and student leaders while hierarchy was preferred by heads and non-tenured faculty; 3).Management of Employees, the culture that is existing and also the preferred culture by most of the respondents was clan; 4).Organizational Glue, the heads, non-tenured faculty and student leaders observed that hierarchy was the existing culture while for tenured faculty and staff it was clan. Majority of the respondents want a clan culture in the organizational glue; and 5).Strategic Emphases, the existing organizational culture as observed by heads and staff was hierarchy, clan for faculty and market for student leaders while clan was preferred by non-tenured faculty, staff and student leaders, hierarchy for heads and adhocracy for tenured faculty.
Keywords: Organizational Culture, Preferred, Existing, Clan, Adhocracy, Market, Hierarchy.
Title: Existing and Preferred Organizational Culture at Wesleyan University – Philippines
Author: Gener S.Subia, Erlinda C. Mones, Apolinar A.Alfonso
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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