MEASUREMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION LIBRARIES IN QATAR USING THE COMPETING VALUES FRAMEWORK

Kumerasan S C; Swaroop Rani B S

Kumerasan S C Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
Swaroop Rani B S Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirapalli

Keywords: Organizational Culture, Qatar, Competing Values Framework, Knowledge Management, Higher Education

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a study of 20 higher education libraries in Qatar. The purpose of the study is to identify the organizational culture existing in these libraries which are grouped under three categories, based on their affiliations. The study is based on wider research conducted by the authors to determine the relationships that exist between organizational culture and knowledge management in Qatar's higher education libraries. A total of 122 library employees, serving in different positions, were surveyed. This paper aims to measure the average/mean culture profile of Qatar's higher education libraries. The findings of this study suggest that although these libraries have a mixed culture, Clan culture seems to have a dominant presence in the majority of Qatar's higher education libraries.

Author Biographies

Kumerasan S C, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar

Head Librarian, Academic Bridge Program, Qatar Foundation,
Doha, Qatar

Swaroop Rani B S, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirapalli

Associate Professor, P.G. Department of Library & Information Science, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirapalli