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Organizational Culture Of Educational Non-Government Organizations In Post-Soviet Azerbaijan, Eddie Mcgee

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This research is an ethnography of the organizational culture of four education-oriented local non-government organizations (LNGOs) in Ganje, Azerbaijan. To get a sense of the distinct features of the organizational culture of these LNGOs, qualitative research methods consisting of participant observation, formal interviews, SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis, focus group discussions, and analysis of organizational literature were undertaken. Bolman and Deal's Four Frames model (structural, human resource, political, and symbolic) lends a perspective on the organizational culture of the LNGOs in terms of 1) organizational mission 2) rules, roles and relationships of members 3) service delivery 4) relations with …