The following study, in examining theoretical
constructs and their practical implications, as
they relate to organization management, innovation,
and ethnicity, notes the inter-relationship of all
aspects of administration. It also recognizes that
organizations are social entities which have a nonrational
component. These non-rational elements
can lead to prejudice, discrimination, and hostility,
particularly across organizations and across
ethnic boundaries.
In the field of education it is contended
that innovation or change is only acceptable where
effective communication across all involved groups
occurs; and in ethnic settings educators must heed
the feelings of the ethnic community accepting that
the community has knowledge about its culture that
they do not possess. Educators are often unprepared,
or unwilling, to do this, hence the move
towards change stagnates, and hostility between the
groups festers. To overcome the stalemate appropriate
cultural forms of communication between the
participating groups must be established.
To demonstrate the application of the various
theories under review, an inter-organizational
conflict situation between the University of Tasmania
and the Tasmanian Aboriginal Education Consultative
Committee was examined. The reasons leading
to the conflict are cited, along with their relevance
to theory, and proposals to overcome the
obstructions facing each group are delineated. In
putting forward these notions there is a realization
that closer bonds must be forged between the
University and the TAECC if the conflict is to be
resolved. To do this it is advocated that the
change strategy, Organization Development, be utilized,
using outside change agents who are acceptable
to both organizations.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/219182 |
| Date | January 1986 |
| Creators | Marshall, G. B., n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Education |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright G. B. Marshall |
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