Organizational Culture and Organizational Performance: A Review of Literature

Organizational culture is an essential component of an organization that has evoked various studies to determine and establish its relationship with organizational performance and sustainability. It has always been considered to have deep impact and importance on the variety of organizational process,
employees and its performance and an important element to unify various company cultures in the corporate group structure (Kenny, 2012). The purpose of this review article is to establish the relationship between organizational culture and organizational performance. The objective is to determine the influence of organizational culture on organizational performance focusing on Schein’s theory of organizational culture, Denison organizational culture model and theory of organizational excellence by Thomas Peters and Robert Waterman. Research shows that if employee are committed and have the same norms and value as the organizations, it could increase performance towards achieving the overall organization goals. The review includes syntheses of the relevant literature relating to the role of organizational culture in enhancing performance and productivity in the organization. The review concludes that organizations employees have clear spelt out work ethics, are like-minded and hold similar beliefs and values, guided by values of consistency, adaptability and
effective communication system, gives employees a sense of identity which increases their commitment to work and ultimately leads to better performance.

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Categories: Business Administration
Author: Akpa V.O., Nneji Ngozi Evangeline, Prof. Olalekan Asikhia
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