The effect of organizational culture on organizational alienation

Culture is all of the elements that shape our social life and social relations, that we take over from the past and carry to the future. It is a set of attitudes, behaviors and determinations that started with the first step of man into the world and still continues. Culture is vital in the formation of our behavior and in the management of our relationships. Human being is an entity that meets his needs by producing and working, and at this stage, he also creates a culture. At this stage, the cultural accumulation inherited from the past and the culture it produces by himself play an active role. Human being affected by this culture and also affect others in social life and in the organization, they take part in. Organizations also create their own cultures. The way they do business, their vision for the future and their productivity are shaped by the culture they create. However, there are problems in both society and organizations. One of these problems is "alienation". As a result of alienation, the person isolates himself from the society and becomes alienated from both himself and the society. A person who sees himself as worthless and has lost the meaning of life becomes weaker in his family, social and business life. Those who do not obey the rules will have their life in isolation. In this study, the effect of organizational culture on organizational alienation is examined. The questionnaire created for this purpose was applied to 130 people working in businesses in Kayseri. According to the results clan culture, one of the sub-dimensions of organizational culture, has a negative and significant effect on organizational alienation. It was determined that other dimensions did not have significant effects on organizational alienation. Keywords: Culture, Organizational Culture, Alienation, Organizational Alienation