Influence of Org. Culture and Org. Climate on Org. Effectiveness

An effective organization is desirable to work in. Every organization regardless of the sector in which it is operating strives to be more effective (Haid Schroeder Sims & Wang 2010). Organizational effectiveness research has engaged the attention of scholars in the field of industrial and organizational psychology organizational behaviour and management because an effective organization is one with a highly satisfied committed workforce and satisfied customers (Moyes Shao & Newsome 2008). The creation of an effective organization is a necessity in contemporary business practice globally however an organization is effective to the extent that its culture and the prevailing climate allows or encourages it. This tallies the view expressed by researchers that organizational culture is a direct predictor of organizational effectiveness (Barney 1986; cited in Mehr Kenari Emadi & Hoseini 2012). Similarly organizational culture has been found to relate positively to components of organizational effectiveness such as employee satisfaction customer satisfaction and employee commitment (Bhati & Qureshi 2007; Durmaz 2006; Moyes et al. 2008).