The Effect of Organizational Culture on Faculty Performance: An Analytical Study of A Sample of Lecturers At Some Colleges In The Kurdistan Region of Iraq
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Organizational culture; Faculty performance; Higher education; Kurdistan; Academic managementAbstract
The research problem of this study is to determine the connection between organizational culture and faculty performance in higher education, specifically, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, which consists of the public universities. Using the organizational culture theory and performance management models, the study explores three dimensions of culture, such as cooperation and communication, innovation and development, and appreciation and rewards, and their effects on the performance of the faculty in terms of academics, research, and administration/service. Quantitative approach was adopted through a structured questionnaire that was issued to faculty members working in different fields. The conceptual model of the research involves organizational culture as the independent variable and faculty performance as the dependent variable in the study, and hypotheses have been developed to test the correlations and effects between both variables. The research came to several main conclusions, such as the findings of the revealed that high efficiency and productivity are attained by faculty members who operate in the supportive, cooperative and inventive cultural setting. The research made several recommendations that would not only be theoretical, but also practical, to the policymakers and university administrators to promote supportive organizational cultures that contribute to improved faculty performance.
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