A study of the relationship between organizational culture and job satisfaction in small nonprofit organizations

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between organizational culture and job satisfaction within small nonprofit organizations. A review of the literature revealed a 30-year history of research that has contributed to organizational management literature. However, little empirical evidence was found that describes a relationship between organizational culture and job satisfaction within small nonprofit organizations. Yet this relationship is important, as it has the potential to affect organizational performance. This study investigated the research question, 'To what extent does a correlation exist between organizational culture and job satisfaction within small nonprofits?' through the administration of two quantitative instruments, Organizational Culture Inventory (OCI) developed by Cooke and Lafferty (1983) which measured organizational culture and the Job in General Scale (JIG) developed by Ironson, Smith, Brannick, & Gibson (1989) which measures job satisfaction. In addition, to determine if there was a correlation between organizational culture and job satisfaction, a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted to determine if there are any significant differences between selected demographic variables and organizational culture. Eight organizations participated in the study, which resulted in 104 participants, a return rate of 80%. While this study did not address causation, a correlation was anticipated and found between organizational culture and job satisfaction within small nonprofit organizations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)