MEASURING THE DIFFERENCE IN PERCEPTION TOWARDS ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE –A STUDY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM FOUNDRIES IN BELAGAVI

Abstract

Organisational culture is a widely researched subject in the area of organisational studies. Literature review pertaining to this subject showed a very limited studies carried out in foundries, especially in Indian context. It was a good motivation for authors to work towards filling this literature gap. The present paper is an outcome of the research carried out by the authors to find out the perception towards organisational culture among the employees of small and medium foundries. The analysis showed that the perception of employees differs across the demographic factors such as work experience and job positions except some factors. Organisational culture scale developed by the authors as a part of their prior exploratory study was used for the research purpose. The survey was administered for eight hundred employees from hundred foundry units operating in the city of Belagavi, in the Indian state of Karnataka. Both descriptive and inferential statistical tools were used for analysis. Inferences regarding perception difference were drawn on the basis of p value obtained through appropriate tests. This paper would definitely encourage the researchers in future to conduct in-depth analysis in the area of organisational culture, especially in small and medium foundries.