INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT: ISTANBUL COMMERCE UNIVERSITY

Year 2017, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 194 - 202, 30.06.2017

Eda Turkkan Murat Yalcintas

https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.475

Abstract

Purpose- Human factor
is one of the most significant elements of an organization in terms of
development and sustainability. Healthy work environment, suitable working
conditions and feeling of fulfilment are very important sources of influence in
organizational commitment. Similarly, those three concepts are also the
fundamental components of organizational culture.

Methodology- The purpose
of this paper is to identify the impact of organizational culture on
organizational commitment. Data for this study were collected by conducting a
survey among academic and administrative staff in Istanbul Commerce University.
SPSS 22.0 statistical analysis software program was used in order to examine
the responses.  

Findings- The findings
indicate that there is a moderate positive significant relationship between
organizational culture and organizational commitment. In terms of demographics,
marital status and job experience were found to be statistically insignificant
with the employee perception of organizational culture.

Conclusion- On the other
hand, factors such as gender, age, educational background, position and length
of employment were found to be statistically significant with the perception of
organizational culture. From the point of organizational commitment, gender,
age, marital status and job experience were found to be statistically
insignificant whereas educational background, position and length of employment
were found to be statistically significant. 

Keywords

Organizational culture, organizational commitment, Istanbul Commerce University, education, culture

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