Organizational Culture: Creating the Influence Needed for Strategic Success in Health Care Organizations in Nigeria

Abstract

Just as individuals have personalities, so, too, do health care organizations in Nigeria. In recent times, a great deal of attention has been given to the importance of organizational culture. This is because the importance of culture to any group of people, society, country and business organization cannot be over emphasized. As people work together to accomplish goals, groups develop into organizations. As goals become more specific and longer so do team and work become more specialized, organizations become both formal and institutionalized. Organizations tend to take a life of their own and widely held beliefs, values and practices develop, differentiating one organization from another and often affecting the organizations success or failure.

Keywords: Culture, health care, organization, and productivity