| Abstract: | This study with the title of “The Effect of organizational culture on organizational performance
at Berhanena selam printing Enterprise” has an objective of examining the Effect of organizational
culture on the performance at Berhanena Selam printing Enterprise. The study used explanatory
research design with quantitative research approach. The data had been gathered using structured
questionnaire from 241 permanent employees of BSPE selected with stratified simple random
sampling technique. The instruments were measured by using a Likert’s five-point rating scale.
The collected data were analyzed using statistical package for social Science (SPSS). Descriptive
statistics/frequency distribution and tables were used. The study concludes that there is strong
positive correlation between culture and organizational performance at Berhanena selam printing
enterprise. The study also concludes that there is a positive relationship between Organizational
Consistency, Organizational Mission, Involvement and Adaptability culture trait and
organizational performance. According to the result of the study organizational mission and
involvement/empowerment are the first and the second weak effect on the performance of
Berhanena selam printing enterprise respectively. The study recommends that Berhanena Selam
printing enterprise should give more attention to its mission by helping its employees to connect
their own goals to the mission, vision and strategy. And also the organization should provide
employees the feeling that they are part of the team and help them believe they add value to the
organization. Finally, expanding the study to include other culture traits would give more
direction to the company and the sector. Further, the study was a case study of only Berhanena
selam printing enterprise, including other printing firms would be welcome. Moreover,
organizational culture is highly dynamic, studies in other time zones and sectors would provide
empirical evidence to further ground the theory. |
