Executive leadership traits and the organizational culture of selected higher education institutions in region 08, Philippines

Abstract

The productivity of each institution is determined by executive leadership of its administration. This study employed a descriptive correlational research design which aims to determine the interplay of the respondents’ profile variables, leadership styles, and organizational culture among SUCs in Region VIII in the Philippines. The respondents of the study were the 338 chief executives and second level executives of the ten (10) State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) of Region VIII (Eastern Visayas Region) in the Philippines. Along the educational attainment held by the respondents, it is significantly correlated with the Culture of Inclusion and Culture of excellence among. Respondents’ number of search engines used posted a significant relationship with the Culture of Inclusion, Culture of Wondering, and Culture of developing. The respondents’ leadership styles posted highly significant correlations with all the dimensions of organizational culture except for the Laissez-faire leadership factor and Culture of Reinvention which only posted significant correlation. Since all posted positive correlations, they denoted that the higher the perceived score on a particular dimension of leadership style, the higher is the perceived score on a particular dimension of organizational culture.