Volume : 3, Issue : 1, January - 2014

Organizational Culture and Perceived Organizational Support: The impact on Professional Satisfaction

Joana Santos, Gabriela Gon Alves

Abstract :

Purpose : Organizational culture is paramount for an institution and has a determining power on its efficacy (Yilmaz & Ergun, 2008). Design : The goal of this study is to understand the way Organizational Culture (Support; Innovation; Objectives; Rules) and Perceived Organizational Support contribute to workers’ Professional Satisfaction. 635 Portuguese workers in public higher education institutions composed the sample for this study. Findings : Results show that both Organizational Culture and Perceived Organizational Support partly explain Professional Satisfaction (r2 = 42%; p = 0.000), mostly due to the Support orientation of Organizational Culture. By structural equation modeling we confirmed Support Culture as a predictor of Perceived Organizational Support and identified Organizational Support as a predictor of Professional Satisfaction. Research Limitations / Implications : In future it will be interesting consider the students point of view, because they are costumers with benefits on this organizations (they are in same decision councils, such as pedagogic). It will be also interesting to analyze this variables in private higher education institutions, doing a multi-group analysis. Originality / Value : We conclude that it is important for organizations to implement a Support Culture and to develop strategies for social care of their workers, in order to promote effective Professional Satisfaction.