The Effect of Organizational Culture on Organizational Performance: the Case of Slected Polytechnic Colleges
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2026-06-02
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Addis Ababa Uinversity
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Analyzing the organizational culture effect on organizational performance in case of selected polytechnic colleges was the main objective of the study. Involvement, Consistency, Adaptability and Mission were the four element of the organizational culture and visualized based on Denison’s Model. The study particularly intended to assure in some selected polytechnic colleges; the degree to which organizational culture affects non-financial performance of using BSC for the measurement of its non-financial performance. 286 employees of some selected polytechnic colleges were the target population of this study and used stratified sampling for population distribution. The primary data was collected through questionnaire in order to achieve the above objectives. The study generated quantitative data using SPSS version of 25 which was analyzed using descriptive analysis with Measure of Central Tendency and inferential analysis using Pearson correlation matrix and multiple regression models after the study distributed structured questionnaires and collected data through survey research strategy. The result of analysis 0.711(71.1%) was the study established multiple coefficient correlation between organizational culture and organizational performance. The study concludes that in selected polytechnic colleges such as Tegbareid Polytechnic College, Nefas Silk Polytechnic College, Tafari Mekonnen Polytechnic Colleges and General Wingate Polytechnic College organizational culture has significant positive effect on organizational performance. Therefore, the study concludes that in some selected polytechnic colleges; all basic components of organizational culture affect organizational performance and in order to ensure sustainable growth the researcher recommends some selected polytechnic colleges to have a system that helps the colleges to create and maintain strong organizational culture consistently
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Organizational culture, Organizational Performance, Non-financial- performance