Exploring the Influence of Organisational Culture on Employee Adaptation to Change in Educational Institutions
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Date
2025-12-23
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East African Journal of Education Studies
Abstract
Organisational culture plays a pivotal role in shaping how employees perceive, respond to, and adapt to change within educational institutions. This study explored the influence of organisational culture on employee adaptation to reforms in selected secondary schools and Gulu University in Northern Uganda. Guided by Schein’s Organisational Culture Model and Kotter’s Change Management Theory, the research adopted a qualitative phenomenological approach, utilising semi-structured interviews, nonparticipant observations, and document reviews. Findings reveal that collaborative, student-centred, and values-driven cultures facilitate positive perceptions, engagement, and successful adaptation to reforms such as the Competency-Based Curriculum and ICT integration. Conversely, rigid hierarchies, limited resources, and insufficient socialisation hinder change adoption. Leadership modelling, mentorship programs, and structured professional development emerged as critical mechanisms mediating adaptation. The study contributes context-specific insights into the interplay between culture, leadership, and change, offering practical recommendations or policymakers, administrators, and educators to enhance reform
implementation and institutional effectiveness.
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Organisational Culture, Employee adaptation, Educational Change.
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Lamaro, G., Alex, A., Job, L., Okurulal, M. D., Dickens, O. & Victor, R. O. (2025). Exploring the Influence of Organisational Culture on Employee Adaptation to Change in Educational Institutions. East African Journal of Education Studies, 8(4), 746-763. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajes.8.4.4233