Influence Analysis of Organizational Culture on Participatory Strategic Planning of a Multicampi State University in Brazil's Midwest Region

• Autor(a) principal: Ferreira, Luís Eduardo
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Carvalho, Raphael Monte, Lavarda, Rosalia Aldraci Barbosa, Martins, Cibele Barsalini
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Future Studies Research Journal: Trends and Strategies
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistafuture.org/FSRJ/article/view/380
• topic: Participatory Strategic Planning; University Management; Culture; Planejamento Estratégico Participativo; Gestão Universitária; Cultura

Objective: To describe how organizational culture influenced on elaboration process of participatory strategic planning (PEP) of a multicampi state university in Brazil’s Midwest region.Methodology/approach: A qualitative approach was adopted with the Ex-post facto case study method, with semi-structured interviews and participant direct observation. The analysis was based on the pattern-matching technique and narrative analysis, from the perspective of two constitutive elements of analysis: (i) Strategy as a collective process and (ii) PEP as an instrument for strengthening organizational culture.Originality/Relevance: Educational institutions are considered complex, which hinders the applicability of tools and management commonly used in other types of organizations. The gap of this study was the combination of researching organizational culture together with the theme of strategic planning in a higher education institution and thereby expanding research on university management.Main results: It was verified that the interaction provided by the process of discussion and construction of PEP contributed to the strengthening of the organizational culture, enabled individuals to internalize organizational values and beliefs through a process of socialization, acculturation, and social integration among the various actors involved.Theoretical/methodological contributions: It highlight the importance of strategic planning in different organizational cultures, especially in higher education institutions. The methods adopted contributed to confirm the need to use various sources for the necessary deepening of the development of a case study.Social contributions / for management: Strengthening the organizational culture.