STUDENTS VISION OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE OF THE MODERN UNIVERSITY.

The organizational culture of the educational institution has an impact on the overall development of students, and on the formation of personality qualities, and patterns of behavior. Being a united basis of the educational institution, the organizational culture of the modern university determines the stability and success of the university in the competitive environment. The study of the impact of the organizational culture of the university on various aspects of student life is extremely important due to the fact that students are carriers of the peculiarities of culture, traditions, values, image of the university not only during their studies but also many years after graduation. The study uses the data collected by the authors as a result of a survey of the students of the university. The university, where the research took place, is located on the territory of the Russian Federation. This is a regional, multi-disciplinary higher educational institution. There were interviewed 169 people. To determine the type of the organizational culture, the authors used the Organizational Culture Analyze Instrument (OCAI) by Cameron & Quinn. According to the received data, the clan type of organizational culture is currently dominant at the university. The clan organizational culture among students implies friendly relations in the student environment, cohesion among students. These study results can be considered as the starting material for later construction of the image of the target organizational culture of the modern university, would increase the competitiveness of the institution in the educational market, and as a consequence, increase the competitiveness of the future graduates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]