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¶ … nursing •What type organizational culture facilitate innovative successful curriculum change?
There are almost as many different varieties of organizational cultures as there are different types of organizations, industries, and organizational objections. The type of organizational culture that is most likely to facilitate innovative and successful curriculum change -- which can be a "complex problem" (Mackenzie and Lawler, 1948, p. 273) -- is one which embraces change in general. Therefore, cultures in which transformational leadership theory is readily deployed and which value a dynamic, evolving organizational culture to account for the changes in the world and the way it operates today will most readily seek innovations in the way its curriculum changes.
There are some organizational cultures that are based on tradition, and which merely seek to continue doing processes as they have before. Advancements in technology and the trend towards globalization, as well as a number of different socio-economic factors have made such a company...
While it is advisable to seek to preserve one's values, the multi-faceted nature of today's organizational climate (particularly within the health care industry) almost requires companies to seek innovation and change as a means of improving themselves and effectively keeping pace with its competition.
This facet of contemporary organizational culture directly impacts curriculum change. An organization's curriculum is the means it has to train its employees and to effectively update its methods for achieving its organizational objectives. Moreover, its curriculum is vital to the way an organization is able to preserve time-honored values in a rapidly changing world. Therefore, the type of organizational culture that perceives change as an opportunity and means of improvement is that which is most likely to identify opportunities to change its curriculum in a positive way to foster innovation and advancement.
There are a multitude of interpersonal dynamics that can influence the curriculum development/change process.…
References
Mackenzie, G.N., Lawler, M.R. (1948). Curriculum: change and improvement. Review of educational Research. 18(3), 273-281.
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