Reflection of Organizational Culture on Organization‟s Performance

Organisations are witnessing many changes due to uncertain business and social environment. In today’s competitive business environment the factors leading to optimum performance of the organization are very important. Many times the vulnerability of the organization increases due to negligence, over confidence and non-adaptive behavior towards the changing environment. The organizational culture plays important role in the organizational success or failure. The present paper draws from the review of literature on the role of culture in organizational change and organizational performance. The findings indicate that the organizational performance is directly proportional to the organizational culture. The paper also presents a LKT framework model depicting the organizational culture as the fulcrum around which the organizational performance revolves. The paper also highlights the role of organizational culture in promoting teamwork as a key factor for enhancing organizational performance. The role of leadership in organizational culture as well as knowledge management is also discussed in the paper.