The Effect of Organizational Culture on the Growth of Private Universities in Nigeria

The emergence of private universities may have been an answer to the cries of the thousands of secondary school leavers being produced each year with little or no hope of gaining admission into the inadequate public universities. The purpose of this study is to assess the implications of organizational culture on the growth of private universities in Nigeria. The study was based on survey design and the entire population census of the 79 private universities represents the sample size of the study covered. The investigation relied on secondary data obtained on private universities. The data generated were analyzed using descriptive statistics based on using the central tendency (mean) and frequency. The findings revealed that organizational culture has no effect on the growth of private universities in Nigeria. It also found that sustainability of private universities is high as only 2 universities had closed down operations in the 21years of its existence in Nigeria. The study therefore recommends that organizational culture should be upheld in Nigerian private universities and intending proprietors should be thoroughly briefed on these unique cultures of universities so as to promote sustainability.