EMPLOYEES CULTURAL FIT AND PERCEPTION OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE –THE CASE STUDY OF ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

Abstract

Organizational culture is the behavior of humans within an organization and the meaning that people attach to those behaviors. Employees’ perception of organizational culture and cultural fit can increase understanding of employees’ behavior in the organization.Organizasions like Ethiopian Airlines can be better off by knowing their employees perception for their future success. To conduct the study a descriptive survey method was used. The study was based on employees’ perception of their colleagues, closest manager, as well as top management when they are in touch or communicate with them about their organization. Thus, both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed to conduct the study. From a total population of 300 employees a sample of 127 including management staffs participated in this study plus interviews were made with management staffs about the overall organizational culture in the organization. The study focused on understanding the participants’ experiences. The results have indicated that how an organization can utilize perceptions of employees towards organizational culture and the management to develop and implement effective communication strategies. Along with, employees’ social relations as well as their perception to general organizational culture were found that enhance employees to positively perceive culture in Ethiopian Airlines. Thus, the study concludes that employees’ perception and cultural fit towards organizational culture is a base for the organization success. The policy makers, top management take their parts in modifying and strengthening their organizational culture in order to maintain high efficiency. Finally, at the end, potential recommendations and directions for future research were suggested