The Effect of organization culture on organizational commitment

The importance of culture in managing organizations has risen dramaticallydue to the fact that business administration has crossed all borders via the developmentsin globalisation; that information technologies and mass media have become morecommon; that many multi-national companies have been founded; and that thereoccured a compulsion to do business in various different cultural environments. Cultureforms a organizational character, improves commitment to the organization, and shapesbehaviours of the individuals in an organization.The terms ?organization culture? and ?organizational commitment? possesan important and indispensible role in our rapidly changing and developing businessworld in order to achieve the organizational goals. Organizational culture, determinesthe crucial factors for the organization like a guide to the goals in ever changingenvironment; shapes the interaction between the individuals; reinforces the commitmentof the members to the common beliefs and values by creating organizationalcommitment.Especially with the increasing importance of the human factor and theincreasing awareness of the individual who works for the success of the organization,the importance of organizational culture and organizational commitment has increasedtoo. From this point of view, the aim of this thesis study is to look into thecharacteristics of the organizational culture and its relation with organizationalcommitment and to determine the impact of organizational culture on organizationalcommitment.The data of the study were obtained via a questionnaire applied on thepersonnel of Kütahya Municipality. The findings obtained from the statistical analysisand tests applied on the field study showed the effects of the levels of the organizationalculture on organizational commitment. In organizations with strong organizationalculture, it was determined that the organizational commitment of the employees hadbeen positively affected. The management of the organization has the responsibility totake advantage of having such employees who have higher organizational commitmentvia strong organizational culture.