A Study on Effects of Organizational Culture on Employee Motivation and Organizational Commitment

Abstract

Employees are directly affected from the characteristics and dynamics of the organization in which they are involved. The science of management considers the employees as the most valuable part of the organization. In other words, the employees are essential assets for a company to be able sustain its organizational activities. Therefore, a positive organizational culture is the key to sustainable organizational commitment of the employees, in particular self-motivation for the job. Culture is defined as the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a particular time. If an organization is assumed to be a human community, we can conclude that it might have a particular culture peculiar to itself. Organizational culture is defined as the underlying beliefs, assumptions, values and ways of interacting that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organization. If all these determinants are adopted enough by the employees, organizational commitment and job motivation are positively affected. In this sense, many studies have revealed that a positive culture yielding organization would increase the employee's productivity, deliver a peaceful working ambient and successful results. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of organizational culture on job satisfaction and organizational commitment. In the first part of the study, a brief information about the thesis and its scope were introduced. The second part presents culture, organizational culture, characteristics, basic factors and classifications. In the third section, concept, definition, major dimensions of organizational commitment, and factor affecting it were given. Following that, the fourth section informs the reader about the job satisfaction, its concept and definition, including factors affecting it and major dimensions. The last section of the study, fifth part, delivers the results of the survey applied in a service sector firm to determine the effects of organizational culture on job satisfaction and organizational commitment. The study ends with the part of conclusions and recommendations.