Organisational cultural paradigms and effectiveness of university postgraduate programmes

This study questioned whether organizational cultural paradigms prevailing within the state universities facilitate them in providing effective postgraduate (PG) programmes. The study was designed in such a way that data relating to organizational cultural paradigms were obtained from staff members (senior academics and administrative staff) directly responsible for PG programmes (N=400) while data relating to the effectiveness of PG programmes were obtained as actual/true figures from university records. The study was confined to the University of Kelaniya and University of Moratuwa. Overall, the findings suggest that organizational cultural paradigms play a vital role in offering effective PG programmes.