Organizational Environment in Schools: Commitment, Control, Disengagement, and Headless
- 1 November 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Educational Administration Quarterly
- Vol. 27 (4) , 481-505
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161x91027004003
Abstract
This study investigates the characteristics of the organizational environment perceived by 627 teachers in 64 Hong Kong secondary schools. From the cluster analysis, the perceived school organizational environments can be classified into four typical styles: commitment, control, disengagement, and headless. All of them have contrasting organizational characteristics. The findings are consistent with the studies conducted in Western societies.Keywords
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