A Study of Organisation culture and effectiveness a case study of defence research and development organisation

Abstract

Culture is the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, newlineethnic or age group. Understanding organizational culture helps to newlineincrease the organizational effectiveness and development. Steer (1975) newlineand Zummuto (1982) described the measurement of effectiveness was the newlinemost issue in the culture theory. For linking organisational culture, Ouchi newline(1980) identified the characteristics to determine the organisational newlineeffectiveness. Quinn and Rohrbaugh (1983) examined the relationship newlinebetween organisational culture and effectiveness by utilizing the newlinecompeting value framework. Denison and colleagues (1995) and Denison, newlineHaaland and Goelzer illustrated the different organisational cultures were newlineinvolved with the different organisational effectiveness. Kotter and Heskett newline(1992) studied the relationship between strength of culture and newlineorganisational effectiveness. Ostroff and Schmitt (1993) found that the newlineorganisational effectiveness was influenced by the organisational culture. newlineThe research study of Fisher and Alford found that the organisational newlineeffectiveness of the business is influenced by the organisational culture. newlineAccording to Smith, Arnold, and Bizzell (1988), the ultimate purpose of newlinestrategic management is to help organisation in increasing performance newlinethrough improved effectiveness, efficiency and flexibility. Peter Drucker newlinehas defined the effective organisation as `doing the right things . In newlineanother definition of organisational effectiveness, Mitzberg (1991) has newlinesuggested that organisational effectiveness will occur when the interplay newlineof seven basic forces; direction, efficiency, proficiency, innovation, newlineconcentration, cooperation/culture and competition/politics is managed newlineeffectively. In these contexts, the relationship between organisational newlineculture and effectiveness becomes important. newline newline