IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON JOB SATISFACTION (A STUDY ON HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN)

Abstract

Purpose: This thesis aims to explore the impact of organizational culture (Four types) on the job satisfaction level of employees in Higher Educational Sector of Pakistan by using competing values framework (CVF). Types of culture include Clan-Culture, Adhocracy- Culture, Market-Culture and Hierarchy-Culture. Methodology / Sample: Deductive approach was applied and hypotheses were developed first after careful review of relevant literature. The nature of this study is explanatory and this is quantitative research. Data was collected through Organizational Culture assessment Instrument (OCAI, a tool or questionnaire) from 400 middle tier employees of higher education sector of Pakistan from which 329 responses were received properly. Non probability convenience based sampling technique was used in this research and SPSS software was used for data analysis. Findings of the Research: After the analysis, it was found that there is significant impact of Adhocracy-Culture and Market-Culture on job satisfaction whereas job satisfaction is not significantly impacted by Clan-Culture and Hierarchy-Culture. Adhocracy-Culture has the highest impact on job satisfaction followed by Market-Culture. Practical Implications: The findings of this study are likely to help management of Higher Education sector of Pakistan to improve job satisfaction by using appropriate culture. This study can help organizations understand different types of organizational culture and their impact on job satisfaction and findings can help them understand that which types are impacting job satisfaction so that they can analyze and modify culture to improve job satisfaction. This research can be conducted in other sectors as well.