Assessing the Employee Perception About the Impacts of Institutional Reform on Organizational Culture: the Case of Federal Transport Authority
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2014-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This study tries to assess the impacts of institutional reform on organizational culture based
on a small-scale survey conducted in Federal Transport Authority by examining the attention
given for changing the attitudes and awareness level of employees. Using a case study
method, from total population of the study a sample of 75 employees of the organization was
taken. The instruments used to gather the data are questionnaires, interviews, and
documents. The data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics and some finding are
summarized for conclusions and recommendations that might enable the institutional reform
implemented in the organization to change the culture of the organization for the successful
achievements of the organizations goals. The findings of the study depicts that sufficient
attention is not given during reform implementation for changing the human element and
culture of the organization.
Based on the findings the following recommendations are made on impacts of institutional
reform on organizational culture. Top executive’s attention and initiatives for institutional
reform and changing the culture must be improved for better performance and achievement
of goals of reforms as it was intended. Government has to change the working environment in
government institutions and improve the benefit package of the organization by creating
uniformity throughout the whole federal government organizations. To sum up, all findings
clearly depicts that strong organizational culture was not created even after the
implementation of reform in the organization.
Keywords: Impacts, Organization Culture, Institutional reform, Participation, and
Organizational goal
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Impacts, Organization culture, Institutional reform, Participation, Organizational goal