This study, based on the competing values model, empirically examined how different profiles of organizational culture may have an impact on organizational effectiveness. The data were collected from the 1,417 employees of 82 Korean listed companies u...
This study, based on the competing values model, empirically examined how different profiles of organizational culture may have an impact on organizational effectiveness. The data were collected from the 1,417 employees of 82 Korean listed companies using survey questionnaire. In this sample, three different cultural profiles were identified through a series of cluster analysis. The results showed that different cultural orientations had varying effects on the organizational effectiveness. Especially, we found that the balance of competing organizational values had a significant and positive impact on the job satisfaction and the organizational commitment. It was also found that most organizations of the sample still had strong `hierarchical` and `group` cultures but relatively weak `developmental` and `rational` cultures despite of the recent efforts of Korean firms for the organizational change and innovation. We conclude that it is necessary to strengthen the `developmental` and `rational` characteristics much more in designing and implementing the organizational culture in order to enhance the effectiveness of the Korean firms.