The Effect Of Organizational Culture On Job Performance: The Case Of GIZ-Ethiopia Office
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2018-06-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This research paper tries to explain the effect organizational culture in the GIZ-Ethiopia
office has on the job performance of employees. It tries to assess the link between the different
identified traits of organizational culture and the key performance indicators of the organization
which allows us to establish the fact that the effect indeed exists in the company. The paper adopts
explanatory research with qualitative research approach to find details about this link. The case
company chosen is GIZ- Ethiopia office which is one of the non- governmental organizations
operating in Ethiopia. The company provides the ideal background for the research since it
attempts to integrate different working practices for the attainment of its goals. The research
adopted the Denison (1990) dimensions of organizational culture (involvement, mission,
adaptability, and consistency) to assess organizational culture practiced in the company. The
study took 205 candidates as a sample size from which 155 of them actually responded to the
surveys. As per the findings the research established that there is a significant positive
relationship between the two of the four organizational sub-dimensions used. These subdimensions
are adaptability and involvement. The research in general tries to assess the
components of organizational culture in the company and those components of the organizational
culture who have a dominant effect on job performance. Based on the findings of the research
basic recommendations such as; GIZ needs to take advantage of the high degree of
organizational culture in the company and use it to the betterment of employee performance, the
management should also be able to identify other elements affecting job performance in addition
to Organizational Culture, are given
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Organizational culture, Employee performance, Key performance indicator