Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

Impact of Dominant Academic Culture on Employee Assistance and Organizational Development Programs in Institutions of Higher Education in the United States

Kinross, Kelly Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1575472597318772

Abstract Details

2019, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Leadership Studies, Xavier University, Leadership Studies and Human Resource Development.
The focus of this study was to examine the relationship between the dominant academic culture and the nature and scope of programming and services offered by employee assistance programs (EAP) at institutions of higher education in the United States. Data analysis explored whether the dominant academic culture predicts which institutions have expanded EAP services to include organizational development programming, to increase the human resources footprint on campus. The three phases were: Academic Cultures Inventory (ACI) (Bergquist & Pawlak, 2008) to measure the dominant culture; interviews to gain EAP directors’ perspectives; and comparative analysis of programmatic data based on the dominant cultural themes of participating institutions. The data revealed one dominant culture, collegial culture, and a variety of hybrid cultures which were combined into one comparison group. A major theme in the interview data revealed EAPs at institutions with a collegial culture were more defined in their departmental roles and did not support departmental overlap with organizational development or wellness while EAPs at institutions with a hybrid culture welcomed the collaboration. Institutions with a collegial culture reported a lower utilization rate and greater flexibility in number of visits permitted than institutions with a hybrid culture. Although only one of the six cultures defined in Bergquist & Pawlak’s taxonomy was sufficiently represented to permit comparative analysis in this study, the themes exposed in the data implied how academic culture may impact employee assistance programs and the services offered to the institution. Suggestions for further research include conducting a larger scale replication and utilizing alternative methods of assessing academic culture to address limitations identified in the ACI.
Gail F. Latta, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Sharon Korth, Ed.D. (Committee Member)
Ahlam Lee, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
140 p.
Higher Education; Organizational Behavior
Employee Assistance Program, EAP, Organizational Development, Higher Education Institution, Organizational Culture, Academic Culture, Collegial Culture, Dominant Culture

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • Kinross, K. M. (2019). Impact of Dominant Academic Culture on Employee Assistance and Organizational Development Programs in Institutions of Higher Education in the United States [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1575472597318772

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kinross, Kelly. Impact of Dominant Academic Culture on Employee Assistance and Organizational Development Programs in Institutions of Higher Education in the United States. 2019. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1575472597318772.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kinross, Kelly. "Impact of Dominant Academic Culture on Employee Assistance and Organizational Development Programs in Institutions of Higher Education in the United States." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1575472597318772

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

xavier1575472597318772
534
© 2019, all rights reserved.
This open access ETD is published by Xavier University Leadership Studies and Human Resource Development and OhioLINK.