Cultural Issues In Higher Education

However, Grau and Moormann (2014) indicate that although organizational culture is important, it has been lightly reviewed in the literature and merely mentioned among a multitude of other factors. Nafei (2014) states that the organization should consider three main factors in the case of change: technological, organizational and personal perspectives. In addition, he states that people are the most important factor for making changes, although people are also the most difficult element to deal with. Since all Omani universities and colleges are currently undergoing the accreditation process, they should be aware that it will lead to a lot of changes in their current cultures. According to Godemann, Bebbington, Herzig and Moon (2014), accreditation is necessary to gain proactivity of the leaders and faculty in establishing positive changes. Cooper, Parkes and Blewitt (2014) indicate that accreditation is considered a driver of change for the current organizational culture.
The organization should identify the main elements or factors that will help drive the cultural change process on the right track. According to Campos, Mendes, Silva and Valle (2014), …show more content…
According to Lucas, Laschinger and Wong (2008), organisational structure plays a very important role in providing power to employees and giving them access to resources, information and support. Therefore, a hierarchical structure prevents sharing practices among all levels of employees (Serenko, Bontis & Hardie, 2007). Empowerment can be observed as the sharing of power with employees, and it can be observed as a psychological perspective related to staff members’ beliefs in their abilities to do their jobs successfully and their sense of self-autonomy, which will impact positively on work outcomes (Hechanova, Regina, Alampay & Franco,