The Influence of Organizational Culture on Tanzania Public Sector Performance

Abstract

The study was done in public sector which was TRA-Ilala region. The general objective of this study was to investigate the role of organizational culture on public sector performance and specific objectives were to: Examine organizational culture present in Tanzania public performance and specific objectives were to: determine employees’ perceptions on organizational culture and to determine the influence of organization culture on performance of public sector. Case study research design was employed during the study and research approaches used were qualitative and quantitative research approaches. Data collection methods and instruments used were questionnaire, interview, interview questions, documentary review schedule and documentary review. Descriptive statistics was used during analysis of data. The findings revealed that organizational culture applied specifically by TRA- Ilala region included clan culture, adhocracy culture, market culture and hierarchical organizational culture. The findings further revealed that there were positive perceptions among employees on clan and hierarchical organizational culture and that clan organizational culture has contributed much to the performance of organization. The recommendations are on ensuring stable organizational culture through increasing emphasis on ownership, community and communication as well as improving leadership styles in the organization for stable hierarchical organization culture and entire performance of organization.