The effects of organizational culture on job satisfaction and financial performance

Abstract

The paper examines the effects of organizational culture on employee job satisfaction and financial performance. The research was carried out in organizations in Serbia. 220 employees participated in the research. The dimensions of organizational culture have statistically significant, strong, and positive correlations with the dimensions of job satisfaction and items of financial performance. The exception is the dimension of organizational culture OC3-Power Distance, which has mostly negative correlations. The strongest influences are exerted by the dimensions of Collectivism within the group, Performance Orientation, Humane Orientation, and Assertiveness. The dimensions of organizational culture have stronger predictive effects on the dimensions of job satisfaction than on the items of financial performance. Thus, organizational culture has a greater impact on individual performance, social relations, personal feelings, and satisfaction of employees, while financial performance is also influenced by numerous external factors, such as the state of the industry, the strength, and performance of the competition, consumer needs, and requirements.