Impact of organisational culture of primary healthcare centres on performance in a slect District of Telangana State

To review the evidence for a relationship between organizational culture and primary health care centers’ performance in select district of Telangana state.

Single factor anova was used

Ten studies met the inclusion criteria. There was considerable variation in the design, study setting, quality of reporting and aspects of culture/performance considered. Four of the ten studies reviewed in detail claimed to have uncovered supportive evidence for the hypothesis that culture and performance are linked. All the other studies failed to link, though none provided strong evidence against the hypothesis.

There is some evidence to suggest that organisational culture is a relevant factor in primary health care centers’ performance, yet articulating the nature of that relationship proves difficult. Simple relationships such as ‘strong Culture leads to good performance’ are not supported. Instead, the evidence suggests a more contingent relationship, in that those aspects of performance valued within different cultures may be enhanced within organisations that exhibit those cultural traits both ‘culture’ and ‘performance’ as variables that are conceptually and practically distinct.