Organisational culture and values and the adaptation of academic units in Australian universities

Zilwa, Deanna de

doi:10.1007/s10734-006-9008-6

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“…People's resistance to change has been one of the critical issues in previous organizational studies because it is considered an obstacle to organizational development and performance (Cooper & Zmud, 1990; Csizmadia, Enders & Westerheijden, 2008; Gong, Xu & Yu, 2004; Joshi, 1991; Kwahk & Lee, 2008; Triventi & Trivellato, 2009; Zilwa, 2007). Previous IT studies have showed that people's resistance to change is closely associated with acceptance and usage of new IT (Kim & Kankanhalli, 2009; Manzoni & Angehrn, 1997; Nov & Ye, 2008).…”

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Investigating the roles of perceived playfulness, resistance to change and self‐management of learning in mobile English learning outcome

Huang

Jang

Machtmes

et al. 2011

Brit J Educational Tech

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Although there is a growing interest in mobile learning, there are limited studies that focus on student knowledge acquisition. As applications and usages of mobile technology have become more and more accepted, it is important and meaningful that researchers and practitioners of mobile learning understand the potential factors that could influence learning outcomes. Accordingly, the primary purpose of this study was to investigate the roles of mobile technology playfulness, users' resistance to change and self-management of learning in mobile English learning outcomes (MELOs). A case study approach was utilized in this study mainly because the questions of interests were closely related to the usage of electronic dictionaries and their effects on mobile learning outcomes. The participants of this study were all undergraduate students from 10 undergraduate programs of the center for general education at one university in Southern Taiwan. A total of n = 167 undergraduate students with experience using an electronic dictionary to learn English participated in this study. The study results indicated that perceived playfulness and self-management of learning had positive influences on MELO and that users' resistance to change was negatively associated with MELO.

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Investigating the roles of perceived playfulness, resistance to change and self‐management of learning in mobile English learning outcome

Huang

Jang

Machtmes

et al. 2011

Brit J Educational Tech

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“…In an academic unit, members interact with each other and share common things. Therefore, academic culture (AC) can be defined as sharing core norms, values and goals in an academic unit (Zilwa, 2007). AC refers to the norms, values, beliefs, and practices associated with the working lives of faculty members at higher education institutions (Maassen 1996;Szelenyi & Rhoads, 2013;Valimaa & Ylijoki, 2008;Yung, 2015).…”

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The influence of academicians individual professional role in formation of academic culture

Yildirim¹

2018

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Cultural theory suggests subtle and complex interactions between individual and the culture. We tested the academicians' individual role to understand the nature of this interaction so that we intended to make a new contribution into a body of existing knowledge from a different cultural context. We used academic culture scale and academicians' professional well-being scale as data gathering instruments, which were implemented in 2016 spring term. By using multiple regression analysis and path analysis, we analysed data belonged to 303 academicians selected by cluster and random technique. We found a reciprocal impact between culture and individual, and we also identified much more powerful effect of perceptions of academicians' professional well-being representing the individual characteristics on the academic culture. Thus, we had a result supporting individualistic views in ongoing historical debate. Based on the findings, designing incentive mechanisms and introducing rules and responsibilities appeared as two administrative tools in forming academic culture. In addition, we suggested that if academicians have better collaboration and their accomplishments are recognised, academic culture would be more positive.

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“…8 These cultural barriers are not easy to breach as cultural change is a slow process, particularly in academia. 9 A key part of Delft University of Technology's (TU Delft) approach to this cultural change is its Data Stewardship project. The Data Stewardship project focuses on incremental improvements in researchers' data management and sharing practices, by increasing awareness and providing support to researchers.…”

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“…about various aspects of their work, such as promoting open hardware, using Electronic Lab Notebooks, providing training for other researchers, leading citizen science projects, overcoming challenges with data sharing, and many others.Data Champions help accelerate the improvement of RDM practices by contributing to a shared vision and highlighting the need for change. At the same time, they demonstrate how to implement these changes and form a community that establishes best practices 35. Having Data Champions teaming up with the Data Stewards facilitates peer-to-peer learning strategies and the creation of tailored data management workflows, specific to individual research groups.…”

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Cultural obstacles to research data management and sharing at TU Delft

Plomp¹,

Dintzner²,

Teperek³

et al. 2019

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Research data management (RDM) is increasingly important in scholarship. Many researchers are, however, unaware of the benefits of good RDM and unsure about the practical steps they can take to improve their RDM practices. Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) addresses this cultural barrier by appointing Data Stewards at every faculty. By providing expert advice and increasing awareness, the Data Stewardship project focuses on incremental improvements in current data and software management and sharing practices. This cultural change is accelerated by the Data Champions who share best practices in data management with their peers. The Data Stewards and Data Champions build a community that allows a discipline-specific approach to RDM. Nevertheless, cultural change also requires appropriate rewards and incentives. While local initiatives are important, and we discuss several examples in this paper, systemic changes to the academic rewards system are needed. This will require collaborative efforts of a broad coalition of stakeholders and we will mention several such initiatives. This article demonstrates that community building is essential in changing the code and data management culture at TU Delft.

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Organisational culture and values and the adaptation of academic units in Australian universities

Cited by 20 publications

References 45 publications

Investigating the roles of perceived playfulness, resistance to change and self‐management of learning in mobile English learning outcome

Investigating the roles of perceived playfulness, resistance to change and self‐management of learning in mobile English learning outcome

The influence of academicians individual professional role in formation of academic culture

Cultural obstacles to research data management and sharing at TU Delft

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Organisational culture and values and the adaptation of academic units in Australian universities

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Investigating the roles of perceived playfulness, resistance to change and self‐management of learning in mobile English learning outcome

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The influence of academicians individual professional role in formation of academic culture

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