ASSESSMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE PRACTICES IN PROMOTING ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT ETHIOPIAN ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION

Abstract

Organizational culture has a very prominent role in the success/failure of many organizations. EEPCo, as a giant power company, has several weaknesses in maintaining organizational culture. In order to overcome the problems associated with organizational culture and its impact on organizational development investigation has to be made. To this end, this research has undertaken with the objective of assessing the organizational culture practices in promoting organizational culture. So as to get the required findings and meet the objective descriptive method was used, and stratified and convenient sampling methods were used. The sample size was 278, which is well representative of the whole population. The findings suggest that both employees and managers idea towards organizational culture trend was very weak, and how it is exercising in promoting organizational development become loose. Therefore, to sustain good organizational culture and avoid weaknesses the corporation has the responsibility of setting clear vision and mission that could achieve the objectives. The employees need concern and recognition; since changes couldn’t achieve with dissatisfied employees and not conducive environment, cultivate and develop the leadership and management style to communicate the employees towards achieving the excepted outcome. . Finally, the corporation needs to work on organizational development through individual and group development.