Abdulraheem, Issa and Mordi , Chima and Ojo , Ibiyinka Stella and Ajonbadi, Hakeem (2013) Outcomes of Planned Organisational Change in the Nigerian Public Sector: Insights from the Nigerian Higher Education Institutions. Economic Insights – Trends and Challenges, II(LXV (1). 26 -37.
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Abstract
Conflicting and multiple theories on organisation theory make it complex and therefore present a challenge to public sector administrators and researchers in the public sector. This research shows that government reform agenda did not achieve the desired result in improving the quality and standard of education in Nigerian higher education. There are therefore still gaps in understanding the process of introducing reforms agenda. The result of the in-depth interviews conducted indicated that cultural differences account for organisational values. Thirty one respondents from the five higher institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria and senior officers from the state ministry of education, science and technology believed that a uniform reform agenda would be difficult to implement in all local governments with varying educational needs and levels of educational development. The analysis of the result suggested that culture determines and influences the values of where the institutions are situated. It was discovered that the five institutions have different needs which the society will appreciate if reform agenda focuses on such requirements of the institutions. The paper suggests that the values of the society where an institution is situated should be understood before a reform is formulated. This practice will make the reform easy to implement and reduce the incidence of resistance.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | organisational change, Nigeria public sector, higher educational institutions |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Hannah Akinwumi |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Mar 2015 10:27 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Mar 2015 10:27 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/4407 |
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