The Effect of Organizational Culture on Project Success: The Case of the British Council Ethiopia Projects
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2022-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The British Council has been functioning fully in Ethiopia for almost 80 years and it’s known for its strong organizational culture and values. There are several projects taking place in this organization under different programs. This study draws attention to the cultures of the BC with the main elements of organizational culture and studies the effects of these cultures on the successful completion of a project. Hence, Clan, Adhocracy, Hierarchy, and Market were taken as the main elements of organizational culture to study the reflection of these cultures on Project Success. The methodology to conduct the research was based on questionnaires. The additional primary data used are documents from the British council employee handbook as well as data from archives of the organization. Research papers were used as secondary data. The study adopted an explanatory research design. The effect of organizational culture on project success was assessed quantitatively using a structured five-point Likert scale questionnaire and regression data analysis method. The hypothesis organizational culture has a positive effect on project success was accepted. The result of the study reveals that the relationship between the main elements of organizational culture (Clan, Adhocracy, Hierarchy, and Market) and project success is significant and positive at 99% with a sig value of .000. The data were statistically analyzed using SPSS VR 20. The outcome of this work will serve the British Council to evaluate its current organizational culture and recommends ways to move towards its improvement. Since the mean average of all forms of cultures was above average, recommendations are drawn to strengthen the currently available organizational culture through the establishment of an empowered work unit for the better of the organization’s project success.
Key words: Organizational Culture, Project Success, the British Council Ethiopia