Annals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science (Jul 2017)

LITERATURE REVIEW ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND PERFORMANCE IN QATAR’S PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS

  • ALSHAMARI SHAHER

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 1
pp. 725 – 729

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The relationship that exists amidst organizational culture and performance has never been a straightforward task to decipher. This is illustrated in this approach to the research problem. The research problem stems from the fact that organizational culture in a company is very significant to the success of any organization. The basic assumption is that an appropriate and strong organizational culture with motivated employees who accept the goals of enterprise affects the success. In light of the fact that the Qatari public sector attempts to perform better, the literature review has only helped to expound why its performance needs to be studied with respect to organizational culture. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to examine the relationship that exists between organizational culture and performance by reviewing the available literature. The review of the literature probably concludes that organizational culture is regarded as being part of the most prevalent notions in management and organization theory. Organizational culture is not only a vital feature in any organization. It is usually the main reason for remarkable performance in an organization. One imperative issues in the organizational science is the reason behind the success of some organizations and the failure of others. Culture of the organization influences everything that an organization does. A number of studies have discussed the critical importance of the organizational culture on organizational performance. A thorough secondary (literature) review of multifaceted selected worldwide sources/authors., such as books, journal articles, internet sources, etc. was conducted. The literature review leads to the conclusion that organizational culture and performance have mutually reciprocating relationship. Strong organizational culture usually leads to high performance and overall profitability. The study’s findings will warrant incorporation of integrated organization’s cultural models in improving efficiency in the Qatari public sector.

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