scholarly journals The impact of participatory management on organizational culture and performance Case Study: Isfahan municipality employees

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1291-1296
Author(s):  
Omid Lavafan ◽  
Iraj Soltani

Increasing employee engagement through organizational culture has numerous advantages for the organization. When employees are involved in the process of making decisions, they are more cooperative in accepting them and more committed, leading to increased performance. This paper aims to evaluate the impact of participatory management on organizational culture and performance. According to the available literature and research background, three hypotheses are formed and tested. A standard questionnaire is used as the data collection tool, distributed among employees of District 6 of Isfahan Municipality. The collected data are analyzed using SPSS V.18.0 and AMOS V.20.0 software packages. The results show that participatory management has both direct and indirect, through organizational culture, impacts on organizational performance.

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 202 ◽  
Author(s):  
R M Ojokuku ◽  
T A Odetayo ◽  
A S Sajuyigbe

The study examined the impact of leadership style on organizational performance in selected Banks, in Ibadan Nigeria. Purposive sampling technique was adopted in selecting a total of sixty (60) respondents as sample for the study, while relevant data was gathered with the aid of a structured questionnaire. One hypothesis was formulated and inferential statistical tool was used to analyze the data specifically Pearson product moment correlation was used to examine the relationship between leadership style dimensions and organizational performance, while Regression analysis was used to examine the significant effect of leadership style dimensions on followers and performance. Findings showed positive and negative correlation between leadership style dimensions and organizational performance. It was also found that leadership style dimensions jointly predict organizational performance, which counted for 23% variance of performance. The study concluded that transformational and democratic leadership style should be employed by the Banks’ management in order to wax stronger in a global competitive environment.


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 484-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Snyder ◽  
Christer Hedlund ◽  
Pernilla Ingelsson ◽  
Ingela Bäckström

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify constraints and possibilities to develop a value-based leadership in manufacturing using storytelling as a co-creative method and process. Design/methodology/approach A multi-site case study was conducted in which storytelling was used as a data collection tool and co-creative process to explore dimensions in the company’s cultures that could provide a deeper understanding about the constraints and possibilities that exist for developing value-based leadership in manufacturing. Findings Storytelling has a positive impact on leadership and communication highlighting important aspects of the organizational culture to support sustainable development and innovation. Originality/value This study demonstrates how storytelling can be used by leaders in manufacturing to build cultures of innovation and sustainability. And identifies constrains and possibilities for developing value-based leadership.


2019 ◽  
Vol 290 ◽  
pp. 07010
Author(s):  
Elena-Izabela Popa ◽  
Amalia Furdui ◽  
Eduard-Victor Edelhauser

Organizational culture has become a fashionable subject in recent years, a topic that has been approached frequently in both academic and economic environments. Its importance is mainly reflected by the impact it has on the results of an organization. Thus, whether a public institution, a state-owned or a foundation society, we can definitely appreciate that a healthy organizational culture is a safe chance for success, it is one of the main factors that can determine the performance of that organization. In this context, the paper addresses a topic that has been little explored in the Romanian literature: to establish a possible link between the organizational culture and the performance of an organization. In order to achieve a first pragmatic approach to the research topic, we have conducted a case study on the assessment of organizational culture within a power generation company. This study evaluated the organizational culture in the company and analyzed whether the organizational culture influences its performance. The case study is not representative of Romania, but it is only a trend reflected by a company that produces electricity and which has posed the issue of assessing the organizational culture and its impact on its long-term performance. The research was conducted on a representative sample for management and executives. Through the research, the organizational culture was evaluated, its specificity was highlighted, and the organizational culture within the company was observed. It has been analyzed whether the organizational culture is understood by the employees and whether they fully adhere to it, but also the link between this concept and the company’s performance. The management segment that refers to organizational culture is of great importance in the structure of a company as it can influence its results. Culture could be used to improve employees’ actions within a company if it is managed correctly, creating a competitive advantage, thus differentiating companies from one another. Taking these issues into account, understanding and using the concept of organizational culture as a tool within a company has become impetuously necessary if a company targets a top position in the ranking of the domain in which it operates. It is obvious that understanding of culture is crucial to managerial and organizational action, not just a causal relationship between organizational culture and performance.


ARISTO ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Muh. Firyal Akbar ◽  
Sri Handyani Suprapto ◽  
Widya Kurniati Mohi

This research is generally aimed at strengthening Muhammadiyah union institution in one of Muhammadiyah's business charity in Gorontalo Province, whereas specifically the purpose of this research is to know objective description about reality that happened at campus of Muhammadiyah University of Gorontalo from organizational culture that developed on campus This, taking into account the organizational culture found in Muhammadiyah in accordance with the PHIWM. This research uses qualitative method with case study approach. Data collection techniques used are observation, interview and documentation. Research time started from January to June 2017 From the results show that the employees have not implemented properly. Indicators of hard work still have not shown good results because most employees still do not understand the main duties and functions in work. Discipline indicators are also not well implemented where there are still many employees who enter the campus through the provisions of the time set as well while attending events on campus and when entering the time of prayer still not heed these things. The last indicator is the optimization in the work also has not shown the maximum results because only a few who are able to work effectively in accordance with the work agenda that they set previously.


2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Daryoush Sahebnazar ◽  
Ebrahim Dadfar

The purpose of this study is to investigate knowledge management aspects on organizational performance of Sepah Bank in Ardebil Province. Research population includes all the employees, deputies and managers of Sepah Bank branches in Ardebil Province, which according to the table of Morgan, includes a total number of 169 subjects. Standard questionnaires were used for data collection. Research results showed that knowledge management aspects (knowledge storage, sharing and using) had a positive and significant effect on organizational performance variable and in general 80 percent of variance determines the organizational performance of Sepah Bank in Ardebil.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7600
Author(s):  
Wenting Ma ◽  
Rui Mu ◽  
Martin de Jong

Co-production is a solution by which the government provides public services. Co-production theory is built upon Western experience and currently focuses on the types of co-production in different policy stages, the barriers and governance strategies for co-production. However, little attention is paid to how political background will influence the co-production process. To fill the gap, we analyzed a case of co-production that occurred in China, and we characterized the political background as consisting of three main political features: political mobility, central–local relations, and performance measurement. Based on an in-depth case study of a government project in a medium-sized Chinese city, the impact and the changes of political features affecting governmental projects in different co-production stages are analyzed and assessed. We find that political features play a critical role in the co-production of China’s large government projects and may separately and jointly affect co-production. Government performance measurement affects the co-design and co-implementation of projects. Political mobility and changes in local government and performance measurement also affect the co-implementation continuity of the project. Political focus affects the co-design of projects. Central-local relations influence the support from higher government and the actual practices of lower government in the co-implementation stage.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Shea ◽  
Syed Aktharsha Usman ◽  
Sengottuvel Arivalagan ◽  
Satyanarayana Parayitam

Purpose The purpose of this study is to empirically examine knowledge management (KM) practices as a moderator in the relationship between organizational culture and performance. The effect of four types of organizational culture on organizational performance was studied. In addition to direct effects, most importantly, KM practices as a moderator in strengthening the culture-performance relationship were empirically examined. Design/methodology/approach A carefully crafted survey instrument was distributed and data was collected from 1,255 respondents from 10 information technology companies in India. After checking the psychometric properties of the instrument, this paper performs hierarchical regression to test hypotheses. Findings The results reveal that: cooperative culture, innovative culture, consistent culture and effectiveness culture were all positively and significantly related to organizational performance; KM practices were positively and significantly related to organizational performance, KM practices moderate the relationship between various dimensions of organizational culture and organizational performance. Research limitations/implications As with any survey-based research, the present study suffers from the problems associated with self-report measures. These are common method bias and social desirability bias. However, this study attempts to minimize these limitations by following appropriate statistical techniques. Practical implications This study contributes to both practicing managers and the literature on KM and organizational culture. The study suggests that managers use KM practices, which are all-pervasive and very important for improving organizational performance. The results highlight the importance of implementing KM practices in organizations. Originality/value This study provides new insights into the importance of KM practices in achieving sustained competitive advantage by achieving organizational effectiveness. To the knowledge, the importance of KM practices is underemphasized in organizational culture research.


2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amirreza Salehipour ◽  
Abdollah Ah mand

Necessity of improving employees’ performance in ministry of education in Iran was the reason of conducting this research. Authors are focused on the impact of High Performance Work System (HPWS) and the culture of organization on employees’ performance in Iran ministry of education. By conducting specified study based on distributed survey questionnaire to 162 members of ministry of education in Iran, this study aims to provide answer to the given research questions of study. The outcome of hypotheses testing illustrate HPWS significantly effects ministry members’ performance and shows strong relation between variables. Likewise, organizational culture demonstrates significant affirmative impact on Iran ministry of education members and employees’ performance. Findings of current research indicate that the ministry of education in Iran requires immediate action toward improving performance of members to obtain desired outcome. Accordingly, to the result of present study, current research attempts to provide practical concepts and illustrate limitations, suggestions for improvement of ministry and future study in this field.


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