ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS AT A SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to determine perceptions of organisational culture and their resultant impact on job satisfaction among academic professionals at a University of Technology in the Free State Province, South Africa. The study hypothesised that academic professionals had negative perceptions regarding the organisational culture, that they were not satisfied with their job, that there was no correlation between components of organisational culture and job satisfaction, and finally, that there was no correlation between specific components of organisational culture and specific components of job satisfaction. Participants in the study were full-time academic professionals (n =135). The Organisational Culture Profile (OCP) questionnaire was used to collect data on perceptions of organisational culture, while the Job Descriptive Index (JDI) was used to collect data on job satisfaction. The results showed that academic professionals had positive perceptions of the organisational culture within the institution. In terms of job satisfaction, academic professionals were satisfied with co-worker relations, supervision support, the work itself, and they were moderately satisfied with the advancement opportunities that were available. Academic professionals were, however, dissatisfied with the salaries they were receiving. A significant correlation between overall organisational culture and job satisfaction was found, as well as between organisational culture components (attention to details, outcome orientation, people orientation, team orientation, aggressiveness, and stability) and job satisfaction components (the work itself, advancement opportunities, and co-worker relations).