The Impact of Corporate Culture on Company Performance
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Impact Assessment Of Corporate Culture On Employee Job Performance
Olu Ojo
Abstract
This research study assesses empirically the impact of corporate culture on employee job performance as well as organisational productivity using Nigerian banking industry as the case study. We try to ascertain if organizational culture affects employee job performance, and to formulate recommendations regarding corporate culture and employee job performance. In order to achieve the above objectives, the following research questions were asked: Does corporate culture have any effect on employee job performance? And in what way does corporate culture impacts employee job performance? Two hypotheses were advanced: (i) There is no positive relationship between organizational culture and employee job performance, and (ii) There is no positive relationship between corporate culture and organizational productivity in Nigerian banking industry. The study uses survey research method. The case study companies were selected using stratified and simple random sampling techniques; while our respondents were selected using simple random sampling technique. The findings of this study are that a large number of respondents (57.7%) strongly agree that corporate culture has effect on employee job performance, and that 48.7% of the employees also agree that corporate culture determines the productivity level of the organization. These findings made us to accept our two alternative hypotheses and reject the null hypotheses because in both cases the calculated values of chi-square are greater than the tabulated values. KEY WORDS: Employee, Job Performance, Productivity, Corporate Culture,
Business Intelligence Journal - August, 2009 Vol. 2 No. 2
2009
Olu Ojo
389
Introduction
Organization development is concerned with the analysis and diagnosis of the factor that determine organizational effectiveness, and the planning and
Business Intelligence Journal
August
Impact Assessment Of Corporate Culture On Employee Job Performance
Olu Ojo
Abstract
This research study assesses empirically the impact of corporate culture on employee job performance as well as organisational productivity using Nigerian banking industry as the case study. We try to ascertain if organizational culture affects employee job performance, and to formulate recommendations regarding corporate culture and employee job performance. In order to achieve the above objectives, the following research questions were asked: Does corporate culture have any effect on employee job performance? And in what way does corporate culture impacts employee job performance? Two hypotheses were advanced: (i) There is no positive relationship between organizational culture and employee job performance, and (ii) There is no positive relationship between corporate culture and organizational productivity in Nigerian banking industry. The study uses survey research method. The case study companies were selected using stratified and simple random sampling techniques; while our respondents were selected using simple random sampling technique. The findings of this study are that a large number of respondents (57.7%) strongly agree that corporate culture has effect on employee job performance, and that 48.7% of the employees also agree that corporate culture determines the productivity level of the organization. These findings made us to accept our two alternative hypotheses and reject the null hypotheses because in both cases the calculated values of chi-square are greater than the tabulated values. KEY WORDS: Employee, Job Performance, Productivity, Corporate Culture,
Business Intelligence Journal - August, 2009 Vol. 2 No. 2
2009
Olu Ojo
389
Introduction
Organization development is concerned with the analysis and diagnosis of the factor that determine organizational effectiveness, and the planning and
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