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IN THE PROCESS OF BECOMING: THE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE OF THE METROPOLITAN ACADEMIC LIBRARY
| Title: | IN THE PROCESS OF BECOMING: THE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE OF THE METROPOLITAN ACADEMIC LIBRARY. |
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| Name(s): |
Martin, Michael, Author Cintron, Rosa, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2011 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Organizational culture may be defined as the shared norms, values, and beliefs of an organization. The culture expresses itself through symbols and sagas. Organizational culture shapes the behavior of those within the organization and provides a lens through which its members can interpret reality. This study sought to define the organizational culture of the Metropolitan Academic Library. The study was guided by Schein's five levels of cultural assumptions: assumptions about external adaptation issues; assumptions about internal integration; assumptions about the nature of truth and reality; assumptions about the nature of time and space; and assumptions about human nature, activity, and relationships. In order to triangulate data, I gave the librarians and library technical assistants of the Metropolitan Academic Library the Martin Culture Survey. I then conducted a multi-day, on-site visit, where I interviewed members of the Metropolitan Academic Library, made observations about the library, and performed document analysis. I found the culture of the Metropolitan Academic Library to be "in the process of becoming." The culture present in the library was not deep or rich; however, I did find some shared values, symbols, and sagas. With a recent turnover in administration, change was a dominant story of the Metropolitan Academic Library. The librarians and library technical assistants valued campus engagement, the people within the library, and service to the library patrons. These values find symbolic recognition in the coffee shop located in the library, the Christmas party, and the reference desk. Popular sagas of the Metropolitan Academic Library include the story of its humble origins and the building renovation. | |
| Identifier: | CFE0003585 (IID), ucf:48922 (fedora) | |
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2011-05-01 Ed.D. Education, Department of Educational and Human Sciences Masters This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
organizational culture educational leadership academic libraries case study |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0003585 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
