Organizational culture and decision making in the "Manuel Inocencio Parrales y Guale" educational unit

Abstract

Currently, the organizational culture is part of the identity of the institution, its importance lies in the direction of the functioning of the internal staff: managers, work and external climate in relation to the community, in addition to the assessment of efficiency and effectiveness procedures, to detect risks and thus the manager makes the correct decisions, which is why the research aims to analyze the organizational culture and its impact on decision-making of the "Manuel Inocencio Parrales y Guale" Educational Unit of the Jipijapa canton. The methodology used has an inductive, deductive and analytical approach where data collection is used through interview and survey techniques, allowing analysis of results to be extracted, in turn, it serves to make extended conclusions and recommendations of our study variables. The population was made up of 52 people, including teachers, administrative staff and managers. The results determined that the majority of respondents disagree that there is open and effective communication where ideas and concerns are heard and taken into account. For this reason, the current situation exposed must change, since promoting the culture of open communication is the first step to build a relationship of trust, encourage worker participation and promote a team work atmosphere, thus it is recommended establish a training and development program for teaching and administrative staff that seeks to promote communication skills, collaboration and organizational ethics.