Impact of Organizational Structure and Culture on Job Satisfaction, Job Stress and Employee Motivation : A Survey of Existing Litreature

Abstract

Effectively managing human resources in the organizations is a big
concern both fo r HR managers and the policy makers o f the
organization. To have a satisfied, motivated, less stressed performing
workforce an organization m ust have consistency amongst its structure,
system, people, culture and good fit with the stmtegy. In this paper an
attempt has been made to identify the various factors o f organizational
structure and culture which have positive and negative impact on job
satisfaction, job stress and employee motivation through the extensive
review o f the existing literature. The findings reveal that structure,
leadership, m anagerial practices and the decision processes m ediated by
organizational climate, good supervisory style positively impact the
employee motivation. Centralization, lack o f participation in decisionmaking, little opportunity fo r advancem ent, great am ount o f
form alization and high degree o f specialization effects employee
motivation negatively. Professional Help, decentralization, open
culture, structure, management practices, participation in decision
process, participative management, autonomy in work environment,
welfare facility, safety and security, organizational risk taking, people
orientation, opportunity for personal growth and development,
promotion and recognition, supervisory support, good communication,
goal congruence, warmth and support, employee empowerment,
interesting challenging work with variety have positive impact on job
satisfaction. Formal communication, lack o f information, lack o f
professional help, job difficulty, lack o f adequate organizational policy
and administration, lack o f supervisory support, lack o f opportunity fo r
growth, rule dysfunction, volume o f work, lack o f praise, bureaucratic
control, work specialization, poor communication, high degree o f
specialization, highly centralized and form alized structure effects job
satisfaction negatively. Friendly environment, autonomy, concern for
employees and their development, teamwork, participation, creative
environment, co-worker and supervisory support, risk taking reduces
stress amongst the employees. Lack o f participation in decision making
process, lack o f effective com m unication, over rigid rules and
regulations, centralization, little opportunity for advance-ment, job
difficulty, bad management, bureaucratic rules, work load, lack o f
autonomy, lack o f jo b security, high authority utilization, great amount
o f form alization and high degree o f specialization increases stress
amongst the employees.