Purpose Over the past few decades, Indian education system has witnessed a paradigm shift, leading to the replacement of the traditional education system. The traditional education system focused on the holistic development of the student, with a focus on enhancing the student creativity and capability to innovate. This shift leads one to ask whether the modern education system still nurtures creativity. This paper aims to examine the impact of organizational culture in colleges on the creativity of students in India. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire survey was administered to 174 students from public and private colleges. The relationship between creativity and locus of control of students was examined and discussed. Findings The results demonstrated that the organizational culture did not impact the creativity of students in India. The Indian higher education system will have to first overcome other systemic issues and bottlenecks to encourage creativity among students. Research limitations/implications The self-report questionnaires used in the study can at best assess aptitudes or tendencies but may not be the most appropriate method to capture actual events or dynamic processes. Self-report questionnaires must be supported and corroborated by recording actual study behavior to establish validity. Originality/value The findings of this study are useful for practitioners and policymakers to developing a culture conducive to creativity in students.

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衡量组织文化对高等教育创造力的影响

目的在过去的几十年中，印度的教育体系发生了范式转变，从而导致了传统教育体系的替代。传统的教育体系侧重于学生的整体发展，侧重于增强学生的创造力和创新能力。这一转变使人们开始质疑现代教育体系是否仍在培养创造力。本文旨在考察大学的组织文化对印度学生创造力的影响。设计/方法/方法对公立和私立大学的174名学生进行了问卷调查。研究和讨论了创造力和学生控制源之间的关系。调查结果结果表明，组织文化并未影响印度学生的创造力。印度的高等教育系统必须首先克服其他系统性问题和瓶颈，以鼓励学生的创造力。研究的局限性/含义研究中使用的自我报告调查表最多可以评估能力或倾向，但可能不是捕获实际事件或动态过程的最合适方法。自我报告调查表必须通过记录实际的研究行为来证明其有效性并得到支持和证实。原创性/价值这项研究的结果对于从业者和决策者建立有益于学生创造力的文化很有用。研究的局限性/含义研究中使用的自我报告调查表最多可以评估能力或倾向，但可能不是捕获实际事件或动态过程的最合适方法。自我报告调查表必须通过记录实际的研究行为来证明其有效性并得到支持和证实。原创性/价值这项研究的结果对于从业者和决策者建立有益于学生创造力的文化很有用。研究的局限性/含义研究中使用的自我报告调查表最多可以评估能力或倾向，但可能不是捕获实际事件或动态过程的最合适方法。自我报告调查表必须通过记录实际的研究行为来证明其有效性并得到支持和证实。原创性/价值这项研究的结果对于从业者和决策者建立有益于学生创造力的文化很有用。