| Abstract: | The main purpose of this study was to examine and to gain a better
appreciation of the relationships between the pattern of organizational
culture and employees’ job satisfaction among academic staff in a private
higher educational institution context. A census of all academic staff, who
were working in the 2010-2011 Academic Year in St. Mary’s University
College, were taken for the study from the study Organization. Data
regarding organizational culture and job satisfaction was collected using the
OCAI (Cameron & Quinn, 1999), and Minnesota Job Satisfaction
Questionnaire (Weiss, Davis, England, & Lofquist, 1967) respectively. The
data was then analyzed by using the latest version of statistical package for
the social sciences (SPSS) software. Two types of statistics, namely,
descriptive and inferential statistics were employed. While the research was
expected to leverage on such descriptive statistical tools as frequency, mean,
percentile and standard deviation, it also applied inferential statistics
through analysis of variance (ANOVA), spearman rho correlations and
ordinal regression model analysis. The findings of the present study revealed
that SMUC tended to emphasize hierarchy culture. The results of this study
also suggest that the hierarchy culture has a negative significant influence
on overall teacher’s job satisfaction and satisfaction with intrinsic, extrinsic
and general satisfaction facets. Thus, since hierarchy culture negatively
affects morale of instructors, it is then recommended that the University
College should diagnose and change its organizational culture as it is
desired by its staff. The desired culture type in most universities is clan
culture which is characterized by people-orientation, encouragement,
equitability, trust, and by allowing of greater academic freedom.
Underpinned by a model adapted to the research purpose, the study
complemented not only to the existing knowledge in the area, but it also
contributed to the fact that there was no research made in non-western
countries like Ethiopia over this interesting and potentially rich area. |
