SEEU Review vol. 6 Nr. 2 (pdf) - South East European University

Contemporary Organizational ModelA Contemporary Model for Organizations Striving to Change: TheCase of the Center for International Programs at a MidwesternUniversity in the United States of AmericaArtan LimaniLector at the Language Centre, SEEUAbstractThis paper provides a qualitative analysis of a real organization in theUnited States which is taken as a model to serve to all post-socialistcountries whose organizations need or want to change. Given that theobjective of the study is to serve the Macedonian changing market, itprovides comparisons and contrasts of studies previously conducted here inorder to raise awareness about the need to advocate for change. A detailedaccount of the organization studied in the US provides an in-depth analysisof the organizational processes and practices which is given as a model, aswell as a proof, that organizations in older democracies foster democraticorganizational climates. The study lays a good foundation for understandingbasic and general organizational processes and practices which would serveas a motivation for organizational leaders to start fostering the neededchange.Keywords: Commitment, productivity, morale, identification,organizational culture, organizational climate.81