THE EFFECT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE

Most organizations put more efforts on the focus of only intrinsic and extrinsic reward systems but give less concern on the traditional cultural activities. Organization culture has received relatively low levels of empirical investigation among the possible antecedents of employee performance. Although empirical research has been carried out, there has been little evidence to prove the effect of organization culture on organization performance. The study thus examined the impact of organizational culture on employee performance. Ordinary least square (OLS) simple regression method of analysis was employed to examine the extent to which Employee Involvement, Consistency, and organizational mission, has impacted on Job efficiency, Job effectiveness, Job productivity. Findings from study revealed that Consistency as a factor of organizational culture was found to be a significant predictor of job effectiveness. Organizations mission was also found to have a significant impact on Job efficiency in Nigeria. The study finally revealed that there is a direct and significant relationship between Employee involvement and employee job productivity. The study thus suggests that every organization should carry out regular appraisals to determine the performance of its employees; and the organization can take the said opportunity to address the shortfalls and help the employees unleash their full potentials. The full responsibility of strengthening organizational culture lies entirely with the management and it is therefore recommended that the organization invests in training and development of its employees to improve their human capability at all levels.