A Preliminary Study on University Culture at Higher Education Institutions of Economics in Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Thanh Dan () and Pham Thi Kim Ngoc ()
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Nguyen Thi Thanh Dan: Hanoi University of Science and Technology, School of Economics and Management
Pham Thi Kim Ngoc: Hanoi University of Science and Technology, School of Economics and Management

A chapter in Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Emerging Challenges: Smart Business and Digital Economy 2023 (ICECH 2023), 2023, pp 114-123 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The university’s culture acts as an internal force to help the university in breakthrough and sustainable development. Very few researches on the organizational culture of higher education institutions in Vietnam. This research aims to identify the overall picture of the organizational culture of higher education institutions of economics in Vietnam. Quantitative and qualitative research are applied in this research. 79 lecturers from higher education institutions of economics in Vietnam have participated in the survey on the university’s culture measurement which is conducted from August 2, 2023 to September 10, 2023. The questionnaires were developed based on the OCAI framework and Competing Value Frame. Findings show that most economics higher education institutions in Vietnam are participating in the Clan culture which creates an open and good academic environment. Managers of these institutions have a people-oriented leadership style of caring about the lecturers, faculty, researchers, administrative staff and students as well as personal relationship orientation. The respondents also show the preferred university’s culture at higher education institutions of economics in the future should not only focus on improving their clan culture but also consider the adhocracy culture which emphasizes understanding the changing environment and adapting to change through innovation. It is recommended that these institutions should adapt both to internal and external stakeholders’ demand and to keep up with the fastly changing nature of the educational system. It is a good way for Vietnamese economics higher education institutions to enhance training quality, student satisfaction and achieve excellent performance in the future.

Keywords: university culture; competitive value frame; clan culture; hierarchy culture; higher education instutitions of economics in Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-348-1_11

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