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Organizational Culture and Psychological Empowerment : Private Universities in India


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1 Research Scholar, Amity Business School, Amity University, Amity Road, Sector 125, Noida - 201 301, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Associate Professor, Amity Business School, Amity University, Amity Road, Sector 125, Noida - 201 301, Uttar Pradesh, India
3 Assistant Professor, School of Management, GD Goenka University, GD Goenka Education City, Sohna - Gurgaon Road, Sohna - 122 103, Haryana, India
     

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There has been plenty of research work done in the area of organizational culture and also in the area of empowerment. However, there are fewer studies on organizational culture and teachers’ psychological empowerment in private universities. Organizational culture refers to the set of values, norms, and beliefs in the organization to assist in its smooth and effective functioning. Psychological empowerment talks about the measurements of self-sufficiency, professional growth, position, self-efficacy, affect, and decision-making. This research aimed to find out the type of organizational culture followed in private universities and measure the impact of organizational culture on teachers’ psychological empowerment in private universities in the Delhi/NCR region. The nature of the research was descriptive ; 315 teachers were approached, out of which a total of 250 teachers completed the questionnaire with a response rate of 80%. For collecting the data, a structured questionnaire of organizational culture (OCAI) and psychological empowerment was used along with the demographic details. The results showed that the market culture was the most dominating culture in private universities. The results also indicated that there was a strong and positive relationship between organizational culture and psychological empowerment.

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Organizational Culture, Psychological Empowerment, Private Universities.

JEL Classification : D23, I23, M10, M12.

Paper Submission Date : March 20, 2020 ; Paper Sent Back for Revision : August 29, 2020 ; Paper Acceptance Date : January 25, 2021 ; Paper Published Online : July 10, 2021.

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Authors

Pallavi Tandon
Research Scholar, Amity Business School, Amity University, Amity Road, Sector 125, Noida - 201 301, Uttar Pradesh, India
Shikha Mishra
Associate Professor, Amity Business School, Amity University, Amity Road, Sector 125, Noida - 201 301, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nusrat Khan
Assistant Professor, School of Management, GD Goenka University, GD Goenka Education City, Sohna - Gurgaon Road, Sohna - 122 103, Haryana, India

Abstract


There has been plenty of research work done in the area of organizational culture and also in the area of empowerment. However, there are fewer studies on organizational culture and teachers’ psychological empowerment in private universities. Organizational culture refers to the set of values, norms, and beliefs in the organization to assist in its smooth and effective functioning. Psychological empowerment talks about the measurements of self-sufficiency, professional growth, position, self-efficacy, affect, and decision-making. This research aimed to find out the type of organizational culture followed in private universities and measure the impact of organizational culture on teachers’ psychological empowerment in private universities in the Delhi/NCR region. The nature of the research was descriptive ; 315 teachers were approached, out of which a total of 250 teachers completed the questionnaire with a response rate of 80%. For collecting the data, a structured questionnaire of organizational culture (OCAI) and psychological empowerment was used along with the demographic details. The results showed that the market culture was the most dominating culture in private universities. The results also indicated that there was a strong and positive relationship between organizational culture and psychological empowerment.

Keywords


Organizational Culture, Psychological Empowerment, Private Universities.

JEL Classification : D23, I23, M10, M12.

Paper Submission Date : March 20, 2020 ; Paper Sent Back for Revision : August 29, 2020 ; Paper Acceptance Date : January 25, 2021 ; Paper Published Online : July 10, 2021.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17010/pijom%2F2021%2Fv14i5-7%2F164691