What is it that makes an organization a successful establishment has been the interest of entrepreneurs, academicians, managers and researchers since the time of industrial revolution. Many scholars ranging from economist to social scientists have proposed various theories, models and principles for organizational success. But none of the framework is complete rather they are complementary to each other. In order to understand the root cause of success of an organization, one needs to look beneath the financial data, structure, and strategies into the more subtle area of organizational culture. If the organizations wish, that it’s People, physical resources strategies to be a source of competitive advantage an understanding of the culture of the organization is important otherwise outstanding action plans can be annulled by a culture incompatible with those action plans. In this chapter the author explores the concept of organizational culture, the factors influencing organizational culture and the role of leaders in influencing the organisation wide decision making and creating performance centric environment and team work and thereby achieving the organizational effectiveness. The chapter also explores the relationship between organizational culture and performance.
Bahuguna et al. (Fri,) studied this question.