Organizational design, decision making mechanism, and talent and culture: Basis for optimized governance framework

International Journal of Research Studies in Management
CollabWritive Special Issue
2025 Volume 13 Issue 7

Available Online: 20 September 2025

Author/s:

Xue, Yang
Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas, Philippines (23131581@lpubatangas.edu.ph)

Abstract:

This study investigates the interrelationship among organizational design, decision-making mechanisms, and talent and culture practices as the basis for constructing an optimized governance framework for private colleges in Chongqing, China. The study responds to increasing governance challenges faced by private higher education institutions, including structural inefficiencies, low decision transparency, and unstable talent systems. Focusing on five representative private colleges in Chongqing—Pass College of Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing College of Humanities, Science and Technology, Chongqing Finance and Economics College, Chongqing College of Mobile Communication, and Chongqing College of International Business and Economics—the study targets administrative personnel as key informants. A total of 400 valid responses were collected through a structured survey instrument designed to assess perceptions of organizational design (formalization, specialization, centralization), decision-making mechanisms (modes, procedures, efficiency), and talent and culture practices (performance management, leadership development, business principles). The research employed descriptive statistics and correlational analysis to examine the relationships between the three core variables. Findings revealed significant positive correlations among all variables, particularly between organizational design and decision-making mechanisms, and between decision-making and talent and culture practices. Centralization and decision-making modes emerged as the most influential factors. Based on the empirical results, the study proposed a governance framework that emphasizes structural clarity, participatory decision-making, and people-oriented culture strategies. The framework is intended to enhance administrative performance, institutional adaptability, and long-term development in private higher education. This research contributes both to the theoretical discourse on governance in education and to practical applications for improving internal systems in Chinese private colleges.

Keywords: organizational design, decision-making mechanism, talent and culture, governance framework, private colleges, higher education, Chongqing

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2025.25102

Cite this article:
Xue, Y. (2025). Organizational design, decision making mechanism, and talent and culture: Basis for optimized governance framework. International Journal of Research Studies in Management, 13(7), 61-75. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2025.25102