The role of organizational culture components in improving employees quality of work life (A study of Tehran municipality ‘s cultural and artistic organization)

Subject Areas : Journal of Cultural Management

zahra ahvazian ¹ , A. A. Ghayyumi ² , E. Kavousi ³

1 - MA Student of Cultural Management, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Management, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author): [e-mail]
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Management, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2017-08-29 Accepted : 2017-10-23 Published : 2016-11-21

Keywords: organizational culture, Quality of work life, Robbins, Walton,

Abstract :

The quality of work life which is an important factor in promoting organizational performance, itself is influenced by organizational culture elements. Thus, the aim of this research is analyzing the roles and effects of organizational culture elements on quality of work life of Tehran municipality’s cultural and artistic organization employees. The statistical population of this research consisted of Tehran municipality’s  cultural and artistic organization employees contains 2500 persons in the first six months of the year 1395.The sample was selected randomly  in a size of 334 suggested bu Cochran formula. The data collecting tool was 2 questionnairs: a researcher made questionnaire of organizational culture elements(based on robbins theory) containing 60 questions and a standard QWL questionnaire of Walton containing 35 questions  which their validity approved through consulting experts and their reliability  assured by calculating cronbatch’s alpha.( the value of alpha was 0.817 and 0.843 respectively)The resuls using ANOVA and multivariate regression confirmed that Robbins elements of organizational culture elemements influence QWL of employees except 2 elements: integration and communication pattern. The results also confirmed that the individual creativity has had the maximum effect and the leadership hsd had minimum effect on QWL of Tehran municipality’s cultural and artistic organization employees.