CULTURAL WEB IN CASE STUDY ORGANISATION

Stories and Myths

Competition between
Individuals
Dynamic
Researchers are heroes
Students are important
T&L rated lower than
research
Villains live in the past
Too much admin

Rituals and Routines

Information
disseminated by
paperwork
Meetings
Hrly paid/temp staff
Buying out of teaching
Working beyond contract

Power Structures

HOD
DMG
RMG
Positional
Friction between
groups
Political alliances

Symbols

Staffing model
Many meetings
Departmental meetings
poorly attended
Physical separation of
research
Lengthy documents
Remission fromTeaching

Org Structure

Control Systems

Play by the Rules

Centralised decision
making
Lack of feedback
Emphasis on individual
Central admin (uni)

Top Down
Task/Functional
basis
Many Roles
Fragmentation
Unclear

PARADIGM

Pioneering
Success driven
Research Reputation
Traditional
Protective
Students all important
Individualistic
Separation of activities