ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND ITS IMPACT ON EMPLOYEE CAREER PROGRESSION IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS IN PAKISTAN

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Volume 10 Issue 2 2014

Author(s):

Shuaib Ahmed
Institute of Business & Technology, Karachi.
shoaib.ahmed@ibt.edu.pk

Dr. Mohammad Asif Khan
Institute of Business & Technology, Karachi.
asifmughal1973@gmail.com

Zahid A. Memon
Mehran University Institute of Science, Technology and Development (MUISTD), MUET, Jamshoro.
zahid.memon@faculty.muet.edu.pk

Furqan-Ul-Haq Siddiqui
institute of Management Sciences, University of Balochistan, Quetta.
furqan.ul.haq@gmail.com

Abstract The main objective of this paper is to examine organizational culture and its impact on employee career progression in public sector organizations in Pakistan. Organizational culture affects the performance and productivity of organizations in tremendous ways. The objective of the paper is to identify the relationship between the culture of an organization and career progression. The paper employed an exploratory research method to see if organizational culture has an impact on employee career progression. The data is collected from 250 employees of various public sector organizations of Pakistan. Multiple regression has been used to determine the impact of organizational culture values on employees’ career progression. The study revealed that organizational culture has an impact on employee career progression, it plays a vital role in shaping employee career progression. Results are significant at a 05% level from an organizational culture perspective and employee career progression perspective. Organizations that do not promote entrepreneurially and risk taking initiatives poorly motivate employees, discourages them, and consequently affect the performance of an organization & career progression of employees. The outcome of this study provides a useful framework and the importance of organizational culture in Pakistan. Employees' career progression can be benefited through the findings of this study.
Keywords Organizational culture, Career progression, employee motivation, career development, Pakistan.
Year 2014
Volume 10
Issue 2
Type Short Report
Recognized by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, HEC
Category "Y"
Journal Name IBT Journal of Business Studies
Publisher Name ILMA University
Jel Classification -
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.46745/ilma.jbs.2014.10.02.05
ISSN no (E, Electronic) 2409-6520
ISSN no (P, Print) 2416-8393
Country Pakistan
City Karachi
Institution Type University
Journal Type Open Access
Manuscript Processing Blind Peer Reviewed
Format PDF
Paper Link http://ibtjbs.ilmauniversity.edu.pk/journal/jbs/10.2/5.Organizational%20Culture%20and%20Its%20Impact%20on%20Employee%20Career%20Progression%20in%20Public%20Sector%20Organizations%20in%20Pakistan.pdf
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