Corporate culture and commitment of employees at university of Cape Coast

Abstract

Corporate culture has been linked to increased employee commitment. The study aimed at examining the existing corporate culture and possible gender variations; as well as their preferred corporate culture. Furthermore, the study determined the commitment level of employees as well as possible relationships between corporate culture and how it impacts on employee commitment at University of Cape Coast. The cross-sectional survey design was used. A population of 328 respondents involving senior members and senior staff were randomly sampled for the study. A closed ended questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents. Data collected were analysed using both descriptive statistics (means and standard deviations) and inferential statistics (Person’s product moment correlation and an independent sample t-test). The study found role sub-culture as the dominant corporate culture existing in UCC. However, respondents preferred the achievement sub-culture to be the dominant culture at UCC. In general, staff reported being committed to the work of the University. However, senior members reported stronger commitment than the senior staff. The study recommended for the attention of the Management of UCC to introduce the achievement sub-culture into the way the institution behaves. In addition, pay particular attention to the needs of senior staff to ensure parity in the commitment exhibited by senior members and senior staff.