Organizational Culture Among Religious Founded Schools in Enhancing Teachers’ Performance: A Case Study of Bishop Willigers Secondary School in Bugweri District, Eastern Uganda

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of organizational culture on teachers’ performance in Bishop Willigers Secondary School in Bugweri District, Eastern Uganda. The study objectives were to; “determine the type of organizational structure in enhancing performance, to examine the contribution of organizational culture on teachers’ performance and to explore other factors that influence teachers’ performance other than organizational culture”. The study employed a qualitative paradigm where interview guide and focus group discussion guide as data collection instruments and the results “were analyzed thematically and presented adversatively adversatively”. The study employed Organizational Culture Theory of Edgar H Schein (1992) to examine the contribution of organizational culture on the performance of teachers. Study findings revealed that, “there was a strong relationship between organizational structure and teachers’ performance, and also revealed that other than organizational culture, other factors such as teacher motivation, parental involvement in the student’s learning, qualification of the teachers, influence teacher’s performance”. The study concludes that: The school has a positive organizational culture which is traditionally structured with a top-down communication system. In a school setting, organizational culture determines how things are done, employees’ work ethic, values, beliefs and attitudes and their commitment towards work. The organizational structure of the school was in line with the Catholic School leadership structure. Therefore, it’s recommended that all schools develop a well-organized, defined and standard organizational structure, develop a strong organizational culture, should hire competent qualified staff, and motivated teachers. Also, parents should encourage and get involved in their children’s education to be able to improve teachers’ performance in schools.