Integrative Organizational Analysis

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Find a case study in higher education (a current issue in any higher education institution) (I already found it) and analyze it based on books reading

  • First take a case based on the
  • Bureaucratic
  • Cultural/Symbolic frames.

( use case of … Mergers Haven't Been Part of Pennsylvania Public Higher ED'S Past. Might The Future Be Different?

by the state-related universities. But it still faces competition, he said. For the 2016-17 academic year, PASSHE.

Rick Seltzer - Mar 27 2017.

3- Connect it your analysis with reading books.

4- You have 4 books to connect it with the case study

5- You will be required to complete four (9 completed pages: 4 and half pages for Bureaucratic, and 4 and half pages for cultural) with APA format reflections on you will use the frame/theories from the books and apply them to some facet, dynamic, issue or problem that you are seeing in your own organization.

6- You should describe the issue observed and then offer your interpretation of what is happening and why, based upon the perspectives/frames from the readings. Your reflection is centered on: Structural/ Bureaucratic and Cultural/Symbolic frames; this is both a way for me to gauge your level of understanding, and a way for you to begin the process of active reflection and meaning-making. As higher education professionals, engaging in regular active reflection about our work, our students, and our campuses is one mechanism for professional growth and development.

Please Look at My professor’s instructions

Integrative Organizational Analysis:

You are to conduct a comprehensive analysis of a situation in a college or university (which I sent you), where the theories and perspectives addressed in this course would help illuminate the problem(s). This project will require a written analysis. In this paper you will first identify the problem, and then examine the problem through each of the four lens described by Bolman and Deal, as well as any appropriate corresponding model(s) presented by Birnbaum and Manning that help illuminate the organizational context within which your problem or issue is situated and the issue itself. You can incorporate other theories or perspectives from outside literature, but only as appropriate and necessary. Your paper should demonstrate your ability to analyze real world situations and integrate the concepts, theories and models learned in this course. Based on your analysis and interpretation of the issue you have chosen, you will develop a set of conclusions/ recommendations for how the issue could be addressed from an organizational theory and development standpoint.

Notice:

You will write about Bureaucratic and cultural

And I will write about Collegial and political frames

I encourage you to use additional references then Cite

Also use another publication which is good but you do not citrate it by the author name.

You have citation problem please put page number so i can double sure from where you find the information.

For example, (Bolman, 2013, p. 54).

Also i put the full citation for the references

  • Birnbaum, R. (1988). How Colleges Work. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  • Bolman, L. & Deal, T. (2013). Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership (5th Ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  • Manning,K.(2013). Organizational Theory in Higher Education New York: Routledge.

To more clarification

  • 1-Analyze the issue (like case study) through Bureaucratic and Cultural frames from reading part that I will send
  • 2-Write with APA format, connection with reading and citation are very important
  • 3-You can use another references as you need
  • 4-The reading part which I will send is from four references
  • 5-You can offer your opinion based on the reading or citation
  • 6-Be attention ( grammar, writing style, logic, citation, critical thinking ….etc
  • 7-Write as essay style NO header topic, or subtitle
  • 8-Write completed 4 pages (no count references page and title page )
  • 9-Avoid plagiarism

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Running head: INTEGRATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS

Integrative Organizational Analysis
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Integrative Organizational Analysis
The underperformance of Cheyney University and its impending merger or closure is an
issue that can be viewed from different perspectives owing its multi-dimensional approach to the
existence of institutions of higher learning in the state and the country at large. First and
foremost, the bureaucratic show of power and antagonism has held back the progress of the
university for a long time and it seems like there is no solution in sight. Further, the cultural and
symbolic meaning of the campus makes it even harder to make any conclusive decisions on it
and the future of its existence. Therefore, the topic of mergers in the state and the rest of the
country are affected by both politics and the cultural constraints that make decisive action on the
campuses to be hard to make and implement.
Bureaucratic Approach
The problem at Cheyney University is a structural problem in the organization of
PASSHE and the organizational dilemma that the campus finds itself in. Looking at the
organization of institutions of higher education in the state, there is a wide gap between the
PASSHE institutions, state colleges, Pennsylvania State University, University of Pittsburgh,
Temple University, and Lincoln University. The latter five are detached from the organization
that is PASSHE, and they are not in any way governed by it. That way, the policies made by
PASSHE do not affect them, and thus they are removed from the crafting of solutions for
PASSHE institutions that have been experiencing underperformance issues.
The structure of the universities in the state, therefore, presents the earliest problem in
including all institutions of higher education in solving the issue identified. Further, there is a
little consolidation of efforts from external forces such as the state government when it comes to
solving issues with PASSHE. Therefore, Cheyney University finds itself in a place whereby its

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solutions may be only from the internal management since the issues facing PASSHE, and the
conflicts cause a problem of external influences.
Two main issues exist in the case of Cheyney and other institutions in Pennsylvania. The
first issue is that of underperformance in academics and recruitment and the second is the use of
mergers and consolidations as the solutions for the first problem. The causes of both solutions
can be viewed from the structural point of view. While dealing with the first problem, it has been
mentioned that there are at least three categories of institutions of higher learning in the state.
The first category is the PASSHE institutions which are fourteen in number and are governed
solely by the body. The second is the list of four universities which get support from the state but
are largely autonomous. Finally, there are the state colleges whose performance and recruitment
has not been focused on in the article.
This structure presents the view of a system that is flooded with institutions. According to
Bolman and Deal (2013), institutions of higher learning follow the structure of any other
business identity when it comes to the economics of numbers. Therefore, it is evident that
increased supply lowers demand. Also, the reduced demand will be concentrated on products
that are most desirable to the population. Therefore, it might be just the time for Cheyney to
accept that whatever they offer to the people of Pennsylvania may not be attractive enough to
share the number of scholars with the top universities in the state especially with so many
options available.
The second issue of merging could be analyzed based on the bureaucratic superiorities of
the different institutions of power in the state. First and foremost, it is evident that acquiring a
smaller university wields power to the host institution while demeaning the acquired institution.
Also, looking at the structure of the institutions, they are unevenly distributed. According to

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Birnhaum (1988), acquiring an institution requires the geographical closeness on top of the
institutional similarities in the structure. Therefore, the organization may be run differently from
West Chester hence the resistance. Acquiring Cheyney would mean that a host of operational
and structural changes would be implemented to make sure that it adheres to the principles of
West Chester University. Therefore, the structural differences present an issue when it comes to
the merger or consolidation with another university.
Bolman and Deal (2013) advance human resources as the second category to analyze
institutions of higher learning, but in this particular case, the analysis would follow that of
financial resources as opposed to human resources. As shown in the case study, the University is
experiencing a hard time in the financial management of the institution. That way, the
institution’s biggest challenge is the financial debt of up to $30 million (Seltzer, 2017). The latest
loan of 8M to the institution presents the financial issues that Cheyney experience.
The financial situation could play out in two distinct ways. First, the financial debt could
lead to the closure or merger of the institution. The best way that the institution can stop its
ongoing financial struggle is the consolidation of the institution with another university.
According to Manning (2013), the implementation of mergers to solve a financial crisis in an
institution of higher education is detrimental to the quality of services and academic process.
This affects the institution in that the merger will not focus on the installation of programs that
could assist in allowing proper settlement of the students in the new institution and continued
development of the students as a part of continued effort to better education. Therefore, if West
Chester is to acquire Cheyney for financial purposes, it is highly likely that the quality of
education for students pursuing programs under the Cheyney banner will drop. A drop in the

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quality of education will have solved the financial crisis but created another crisis in the
effectiveness and efficiency of the programs.
The bureaucratic structures of institutions of higher education are in full play in Cheyney
and the mergers that have been anticipated in the state. The two main issues that Seltzer
identifies from the past include underfunding from the state and unequal treatment showing open
discrimination. These two matters open the way forward to understanding why the current duel
exists and probably why it might persist for longer than expected. The lack of funding from the
state government could be a sanctioned move to wipe the institution out of existence. That would
be a move by legislators or anyone in power to punish an opposite political rival. While it seems
highly unlikely, it is not all impossible since Cheyney is a historically black university (HBCU).
Therefore, matters of discriminatory ethnic politics may play a part in the underfunding.
Resource inequality in institutions of higher learning is seen as a targeted move by people
in power to develop parts of the state or government while neglecting others. This is the case in
the claims of open discrimination of Cheyney as Seltzer explains. However, the political divide
provides an opportunity for Democrats to win the votes and support of those affiliated to
Cheyney through advocating for the institution’s issues. The political divide both in the
universities management and the state government presents the biggest challenge that is the
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