Summary: | 碩士 === 中原大學 === 企業管理研究所 === 91 === Organizational culture and leadership styles are two major topics widely discussed in the study of business management in recent years. Many successfully managed organizations have considered their achievement resulted from well-developed organizational culture. One great leadership style in the organization can significantly catalyze the employees to work efficiently and create the perception of employee cooperation for the common goal. Leadership is one type of arts that implants deeply in hearts and is also one of the key factors that impacts the effectiveness of organization management.
The purpose of this research is to explore the relationships of organizational culture, leadership styles, job satisfaction and organizational commitment. The research is based upon the survey of the employees of Pharmaceutical Industry Technology and Development Center, a non-profit organization. The retrieved valid questionnaires are calculated up to 101 of 108 copies and reach the returned rate of 84%. The conclusions are the followings:
1. In general, the organizational culture, job satisfaction and organizational commitment are significantly related, which are partially supported by the study. This is the result of which the higher perception of the seniority being emphasized in the organizational culture. Also, the successful establishment of creative type of culture depends on the relationships among the employees, the direct supervisors and the partners.
2. Leadership styles are significantly related to job satisfaction and organizational commitment, which are partially supported by the study. This is the result of which the employees intend to favor the considerate type of the leadership style.
3. Individual characteristics are significantly related to job satisfaction and organizational commitment. In this study, female employees show higher satisfaction to overall job satisfaction and promotion than those of male ones. Single employees show higher satisfaction to salary dimension of job satisfaction and to value commitment of organization commitment than those of married ones. On the contrary, the other factors are not significantly related.
4. Organizational culture, leadership styles and job satisfaction, and organizational commitment are significantly related. In this study, age and sex are the only two characteristics that show significant influence. This represents that the elder the employees are the higher salary satisfaction and the better hard-working commitment. Female employees show higher satisfaction of overall work and promotion than those of male ones do.
To come to a conclusion from the above, the individual organization or enterprise should evaluate whether its own organizational culture and leadership style are suitable and are well practiced. It is important for one to assure the goal and mission not being distorted for establishing a non-profit organization.
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