Thirty-First International Conference on Learning

Abstract

The main role of universities is to promote economic, technological and social change for states and society. However, Tertiary Education of Pakistan seems to be gruesome and unlikely to meet the needs of society in the dynamic environment and changed international scenario. The reasons include political interference, financial crises, governance, corruption etc. One of another reason is a cold war between traditional hierarchy culture and adhocracy culture regarding running the affairs of the institutions. It depicts that the leadership and management of tertiary institutions in Pakistan has desirous to dive into adhocracy culture which is parallel to traditional hierarchy culture. In adhocracy culture, decisions are taken quickly and things change often depending on current needs. There can be less emphasis on hierarchy, planning ahead, or formal procedures with limited job specialization which means that everyone has to know multiple things and they’re encouraged to have a variety of activities and functions. Apple, Amazon, Google, Tesla are renowned for their adhocracy culture. The historical and statistical figures prove that university leadership remains eager to have power and people according to their own mind-set. As we have experienced the traditional hierarchy culture in the universities, should we, once give them the freedom to practice the adhocracy culture with full freedom to reach at any conclusion that would also be a lesson for next generation? The paper offers a comparative analysis between both of the cultures and their future prospectus for tertiary institutions of Pakistan.