The Influence of Organizational Culture on Organizational Performance (The Case of Debre Berhan University)

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the influence of organizational culture on organizational performance in the case of Debre Berhan University. Organizational culture variables namely; Involvement, consistency, Adaptability, and Mission are taken as independent variables and organizational performance served as dependent variable. The study was adopted quantitative research approach and the nature of the study was descriptive and explanatory. The total sample of the study was 338 respondents with a response rate of 311 respondents. In this study both descriptive and inferential statistics were used. The data were collected using questionnaires in which the researcher used primary and secondary data. The data were analyzed through the device of Statistical Package for Social Science version 23. The finding of the study depicted that mission and consistency cultures were strong relationship and influence on organizational performance. Involvement and adaptability culture were moderate relationship with organizational performance. However, adaptability culture was insignificant influence on organizational performance. The finding of the study shows that mission culture was the dominant culture of Debre Berhan University. The level of organizational performance was moderate. The overall findings of the study suggest that organizational culture influence organizational performance.
Keywords: Involvement, Consistency, Adaptability, Mission, Organizational performance
DOI: 10.7176/IEL/10-1-03
Publication date: January 31st 2020