Organizational Culture and Organizational Commitment of Kedah District Education Officers
Journal Title: International Journal of Management Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 5, Issue 5
Abstract
The present study examined the relationship between organizational culture and organizational commitment among the officers in every District Education Office (DEO) in Kedah. The School Culture Inventory (SCI) (Maslowski, 2001) and Organizational Commitment (OC) (Meyer & Allen, 1990) were used as instruments to identify relationship between two variables. A total of 325 officers from district education office responded to the survey questionnaires. The Correlation and Analysis of Variance statistical analysis used to identify the relationship. The results found reveal that a significant positive relationship does exist between organizational culture and organizational commitment. Consequently, organizational culture is a significant factor in predicting organizational performance and factors that influent officers’ commitment. In conclusion, organizational culture relatively more practiced in high performance district education office compared to low performance district education office and correlates with the officers’ commitment.
Authors and Affiliations
Zulfikri Ab Talib, Yahya Don, Yaakob Daud, Arumugam Raman
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