Diagnosing organizational culture of agricultural extension centers in Assiut governorate. [electronic resource]

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This study aimed at diagnosing organizational culture of agricultural extension centers in Assiut Govern orate by identifying the current and prefe rred organizational culture types, and the gap between them from the viewpoint of exten~ion centers' employees in Assiut Govemorate. The study used the instrument developed by Cameron and Quinn (2006) to diagnose the organizational culture according to the competing values framework. Data were collected from all the agricultural extension centers' personnel in Assiut Governorate (58 personnel) by a questionnaire during the period from March to April 2017. Frequencies, percentages and mean scores were used for data presentation. The results showed that the hierarchy culture is the dominant culture of the agricultural extension centers in Assiut Govemorate, and the clan culture is the preferred organizational culture. The gap between the current and the preferred organizational culture can be summarized in the desire of the respondents to increase the characteristics of both clan and adhocracy cultures, as opposed to their interest in reducing the characteristics of both hierarchy and market cultures. The study recommended that the agricultural extension centers in Assiut Govemorate should move from the current hierarchy culture to the desired clan culture, taking into account the considerations that should be complied when changing the organizational culture of agricultural extension centers in Assiut Governorate

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