International Journal of Management IT and Engineering
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 10

An Organizational Culture Study of a Hydropower Project Company in India

  • Author:
  • Sreekanth Vemuri, Kavita Laghate
  • Total Page Count: 16
  • Page Number: 221 to 236

*Research scholar, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, India

**Professor, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, India

Online published on 11 October, 2019.

Abstract

The study examines the organizational culture of a hydropower project company in India. In the view of the recent change in the top management of the organization, our study attempts to address the employee satisfaction level in the organization. The research was exploratory. A sample size of 181 employees across various locations and offices of the hydro power plant has been taken and sampling procedure was non probability sampling (purposive and convenience). The responses were captured manually and descriptive statistics was used to explore the data. The study findings indicate that an average score of 3.41 has been recorded from the responses of the employees on Organization Satisfaction level (on a scale of 1 to 5; 5 being highest) During the personal interviews and group discussions the researchers have asked respondents to furnish 5 best things about the organization and 5 areas of improvement.

Results show that organization has a good working culture, well laid processes, professional and transparent work environment, emphasis on safety and job security.

Areas of improvement and concern include speeding up of approval process, more trainings, wage disparity and grant of leave.

Keywords

Organization Culture, Satisfaction Level, Change, Characteristics of Organizational Culture