The effects of organizational culture and policies on productivity in institutions of higher learning in Ghana A case study of some selected public universities

Abstract

This study examines the effects of organizational culture and policies on productivity in Institutions of Higher Learning focusing on some selected Public Universities in Ghana. Quantitative research method was used to collect primary data to answer the research questions. The study employed questionnaires to collect data from 119 respondents who were randomly sampled from four selected public Universities in Ghana. Both descriptive and Inferential Statistics were used to analyse the data using SPSS version 22.0 and Microsoft Excel application. The study found that organizational cultures in the Ghanaian Public Universities are both strong and weak organizational culture. Whilst the strong culture helps in maintaining business excellence and increase productivity and profitability, it is equally important to manage and improve those aspect of the culture that have the ability to threaten the very existence of the University‟s at large. The research further found that the effect of cultural, policies and procedure on productivity in every sector of the economy can be both favourable and unfavourable, however, developing and implementing effective and efficient culture, policies and procedures in the workplace is one of challenging responsibilities of management of organizations nowadays. The study finally established that there is a significant relationship between the dependent variable and the independents variables and the said relationship is moderate. The study makes the following recommendations as a result of the ensuing outcomes: (1) Subordinate in public institutions should be encouraged to communicate freely; (2) Increase participation at all level of decision making; (3) Institute a reward system for personal and career development; and (4) Employees with different values and beliefs should be well educated to work in union with the institution.