ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND ITS IMPACT ON EMPLOYEE CAREER PROGRESSION IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

Purpose: The main objective of this paper is to examine organization culture and its impact on employee career progression in public sector organizations in Pakistan. Organization culture affects the performance and productivity of organizations in tremendous ways. The objective of the paper is to identify the relationship between culture of an organization and career progression. Methodology/Sampling: The paper employed an exploratory research method to see if organization culture has an impact on employee career progression. The data is collected from 250 employees of various public sector organizations of Pakistan. The multiple regression has been used to determine the impact of organization culture values on employees’ career progression. Findings: The study revealed that organization culture has an impact on employee career progression, it plays a vital role in shaping employee career progression. Results are significant at 05% level from organization culture perspective and employee career progression perspective. Organizations that do not promote entrepreneurial and risk taking initiatives, poorly motivates employees, discourages them and consequently affects the performance of an organization & career progression of employees. Practical Implications: The outcome of this study provides a useful framework and importance of organization culture in Pakistan. Employees career progression can be benefited through the findings of this study.