Date of Award
7-2010
Thesis Type
Masters
Document Type
Dissertation
Divisions
Faculty of Business and Economics (formally known as Faculty of Business and Accountancy)
Institution
Universiti Malaya
Abstract
Purpose - Research has suggested that understanding corporate culture as a management philosophy is essential to managing an organization in improving its overall performance. This study examines the association between corporate culture and employee outcomes. Specifically, this study examines four dimensions of corporate culture, namely teamwork, communication, rewards and recognition and training and development on employees’ outcomes explicitly job satisfaction, organizational commitment and turnover intention. The influence of person-environment fit dimension as a mediating variable was further explored. Design/methodology/approach – Data were gathered from two hundred and four employees from various Malaysian organizations. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, factor analysis, reliability analysis, Pearson correlation and hypotheses testing using hierarchical multiple regression. Findings - The results from a survey 204 employees show that corporate culture are important determinants in motivating the employees to be attached to their organization. The findings implicate that an organization needs to be aware of the importance of these dimensions in providing a favorable working environment to its employees to ensure for organizational success. Thus this study proves that dimensions of corporate culture; training and development, teamwork, communication and rewards and recognition correlates positively with job satisfaction and organizational commitment whereas it correlates negatively with turnover intention. It also indicated that the relationship between corporate culture and employee outcomes was mediated by person-environment fit. Originality/value - This study contributes to the existing knowledge on the relationship between corporate culture, person-environment fit and employee outcomes. Dimensions of these variables were investigated to provide more comprehensive understanding as the area of research is almost unexplored in the Malaysian context.
Additional Information
Dissertation (M.A.) – Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya, 2010.
Recommended Citation
Veerapandian, Kayathry, "The association between corporate culture and employee outcomes : examining the mediating effect of person-environment fit." (2010). Student Works (2010-2019). 22.
https://knova.um.edu.my/student_works_2010s/22
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