Modernization of state and training: reviewing its ability to change behavior and culture in organizations

Authors

  • Lucía Caruncho Latin American Social Sciences Institut (FLACSO)
  • María de los Ángeles Aiassa National University of La Plata (UNLP)

Keywords:

Public administration, organization culture, managing, training

Abstract

Knowledge society is characterized by constant development and innovation of technologies, that change the way people and organizations access to information. Within organizations, this situation motivated the creation of new educational tools, able to cope with resources’ specialization and professionalization. At the same time, these transformations implied the emergence of new public administration paradigms within the State, which have been applied with different success. Regarding to Argentinean case, the application of training and reform politics in the public sector has found some limitations. On this basis, the hypothesis of this paper is that the biggest obstacle to modernize the State is the organizational culture. That is to say, the preeminence of informal behavior and practices entrenched in the “statu quo” which block cooperation and coordination among resources towards a shared goal. This scenario weakens the legitimacy of the decision process, as well as transparency and democratization of the involved institutions. 

Author Biographies

Lucía Caruncho, Latin American Social Sciences Institut (FLACSO)

Bachelor in Communication. Student in Master in Sociology and Political Science (FLACSO). Teacher in UCES.

María de los Ángeles Aiassa, National University of La Plata (UNLP)

Bachelor in Communication (UNLP), Specialist in University teaching (UCES)  Doctoral Candidate in Communication (UNLP), Teacher and researcher UCES/IMOT.

Published

2016-05-14

How to Cite

Caruncho, L., & Aiassa, M. de los Ángeles. (2016). Modernization of state and training: reviewing its ability to change behavior and culture in organizations. Journal of Research of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1(9), 1-25. Retrieved from //rihumso.unlam.edu.ar/index.php/humanidades/article/view/87

Issue

No. 9 (2016)

Section

Labour Relations

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