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Organizational Change: An Exploratory Study on Organizational Tightness-Flexibility Dilemmas of Academicians

Table 4: The Organizational Tightness in Terms of Educational and Training Services- Behaviors Related to Flexibility

Educational and training services f %
Doing more than the job description 20 95
Flexibility in making assignments according to their areas of expertise 20 95
Flexibility in course delivery 19 90
Flexibility of working hours 18 88
Working outside of working hours as well 17 81
The tightness of efficient, effective and economical use of resources 15 71
Flexibility of time and space in course functioning 14 67
Flexibility in disguise, outfit 12 57
To be comfortable in working conditions 12 57
Strict rules and delays in appointments to academic staff 11 52
Injustice in the distribution of lessons 10 48
Exposure to controls and inspections that are not in accordance with the rules 10 48
Tightness of checks and inspections 9 43
Frequency of in-house reports 9 43
Having a sharp frame of the academic calendar 8 38
Firmness of managers in applications 8 38
Keeping the top management and the bottom management under constant control 7 33
Pressure on social media accounts to share 5 24
The time between the receipt and delivery of the documents is short Dec 5 24
The request for an interview with managers contains excessive protocol rules 4 19
Inability to reach managers 4 19
Frequency and tightness of meetings 4 19
Providing flexibility in course attendance criteria and material usage for special needs and foreign students 3 14
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