A Study of the Types of Organizational Structure in Venezuelan University Institutes

This study aimed at identifying the type of organizational structure of Venezuelan university institutes. It is a field investigation of a descriptive nature with a non-experimental transactional field design. We worked with a population sample consisting of a director, assistant directors, academi...

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Main Author: Rafael Antonio Pertuz Belloso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2013-12-01
Series:Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa
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Online Access:http://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/555
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Summary:This study aimed at identifying the type of organizational structure of Venezuelan university institutes. It is a field investigation of a descriptive nature with a non-experimental transactional field design. We worked with a population sample consisting of a director, assistant directors, academic assistant directors and eighty-eight teachers from technological institutes in Cabimas and Maracaibo in Venezuela. A survey, in the form of a questionnaire, was used as the data collection technique, which included 24 items, validated by 5 experts, with Cronbach Alpha reliability of 0.93. The data analysis technique utilized was the percentage frequency distribution. The results indicated the coexistence of bureaucratic structural typologies; departmental and simple. An implementation of a structural migration strategy to the implementation of a matrix-type structure is recommended.
ISSN:1607-4041