Abstract:
The study sought to examine the influence of organisational culture on
employee performance in The Sanctuary Montessori in Takoradi, Ghana. The
specific objectives of this study were to: assess the organisational culture that
existed in The Sanctuary Montessori in Takoradi, Ghana; ascertain the level of
employee performance in The Sanctuary Montessori in Takoradi, Ghana; and
finally to examine the effect of organisational culture on employee performance
in The Sanctuary Montessori in Takoradi, Ghana. The research approach was
quantitative, the research design was descriptive-explanatory and the study
design was cross-sectional. All teaching and non-teaching staffs of The
Sanctuary Montessori in Takoradi-Ghana, numbering 82 formed the population
of the study. A census was employed to select all 82 teaching and non-teaching
staff of The Sanctuary Montessori in Takoradi, Ghana to serve as a sample size
for this study. However, the returned and usable response for the study was 75
representing 91.5%. A semi-structured questionnaire was the instrument used
for data collection and it was self-administered. IBM SPSS Statistics for
Windows, version 23 was the software used to analyze the data. Mean, standard
deviation, and standard regression tools were employed. Among other findings,
this study found a positive significant effect of organizational culture on
employee performance. This study concluded that a strong corporate culture
propels employees to superior performance and vice versa. The study, therefore,
recommended that the management of The Sanctuary Montessori should
maintain a strong corporate culture within the organization to propel employees
to continuously perform well.
