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Expression of the indicators of consistency in the organizational culture of Lithuanian general education schools
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Author: Jovita Starkutė
Publisher: Socialinis ugdymas / Social education
Year of Publication: 2023
Abstract

The consistency trait of the organizational culture reveals whether the system of core values, agreement, coordination and integration works in a unified and harmonious manner in the organization, whether it creates an internal balance and integrity between the processes of the educational institution in the organization. The aim of the article is to reveal the expression of the indicators of consistency of the existing organizational culture in Lithuanian general education schools and provide recommendations for creating or developing consistency. The research methodology is the Denison Organizational Culture Survey (DOCS). The result can have great applied value for school heads and be useful for reviewing both the consistency components of the educational institution and the educational institution’s processes, agreements and conformity to values.
Revealing the expression of the indicators of consistency of the existing Lithuanian organizational culture in Lithuanian general education schools, the results of this study provide opportunities to present practical recommendations to school heads, employees and their teams for creating or developing consistency of organizational culture in educational institutions. Recommendation 1 – to integrate decision-making actions into the processes of the educational institution. Recommendation 2 – to lay out clearly distribute objectives between different departments and teams at different levels of the organization. Recommendation 3 – to plan internal and external communication, its outline and actions, in the educational institution. Recommendation 4 – to clarify and loudly communicate the agreements at various levels of the educational institution and to all groups of participants in education. Recommendation 5 – to review the values and communicate them clearly at various levels and to all groups of participants in education.

Countries

Lithuania
Region

EuroMed

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