Organizational culture and employee performance in food processing firms in Southwest Nigeria

The study investigated organization culture and employee performance in manufacturing firms in sub-Saharan Africa: the moderating role of transformational leadership. A survey research design was adopted. The study population consisted of 4,371 employees. A multistage sampling procedure was utilized. The primary data were collected by using a structured questionnaire and were analyzed using SmartPLS 4. Descriptive statistics and PLS-SEM were used to evaluate the measurement and structural models. The findings revealed that employee orientation, communication patterns, and work discipline significantly and positively influenced employee satisfaction. Furthermore, transformational leadership significantly moderated the relationships between employee orientation and employee satisfaction and between work discipline and employee satisfaction, while its moderating effect on communication patterns and employee satisfaction was not significant The study concluded that the combination of the supportive organizational culture with transformational leadership contributes to improving employee satisfaction. The study recommended that management should focus on strengthening employee-centered practices, introducing better organizational communication and discipline of working, and building transformational leadership skills.