A comparative study of the relationship between organizational culture and organizational health in Iran's state-owned companies in order to provide a suitable model

Subject Areas : Human Resources Excellence

Mehran Darya Gholi Beighi ¹ , alireza manzari tavakoli ^{2 *} , sanjar salajeghe ³ , Ayob sheikhy ⁴

1 - Ph.D student, Department of Public Administration, Kerman Branch, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Educational Management Department, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Public Management, Human Resources, Islamic Azad University, Kerman Branch, Kerman, Iran.
4 - Assistant Professor of Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran

Received: 2023-11-14 Accepted : 2024-03-02 Published : 2024-06-02

Keywords: organizational culture, organizational health, Gas Company of Kerman province, urban water and Sewage Company,

Abstract :

This research was conducted with the aim of comparative investigation of the relationship between organizational culture and organizational health in Iran's state-owned companies in order to provide a suitable model. First, the components of each of the variables were identified according to library studies and then confirmed using experts' opinions. According to the purpose, this research was developmental-applicative. The data collection method was a combination of library and field studies. First, the components of organizational culture were identified through library studies and confirmed by using the Delphi method and asking the opinions of research experts. The statistical population of this research includes two groups of experts and employees of the Gas, Water and Urban Wastewater Company of Kerman province. One-sample t-test, two-sample t-test and structural equation modeling were used to check the hypotheses. 25 spss and Smart pls3 software were used for data analysis. The results of the comparison showed that from the point of view of the experts, the components in the two statistical communities were not different, and with the same components, the organizational culture in the two companies can be measured, but the organizational culture in the two companies had a significant difference. Also, the results showed that there was a positive relationship between the organizational culture and its components: collaborative culture, identity culture, adaptability culture, mission culture and organizational health in the city gas and water and sewage company of Kerman province.