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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2007)

Articles 7th Edition of DTR Apr 2007 – Sep 2007
DOI 10.65301/dias.2007.4.1.377

Relationship of Organizational Culture to Job Satisfaction, Personal Efficacy, Stress and Commitment – A Study of Associates of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

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Published 2007-04-30
Pages 18-27
Abstract

This study consists o f a sample o f 100 associates of Delhi metro R ail Corporation . The sample constituted o f executives and non executives. It focuses on organizational culture, Organizational Stress, Job Satisfaction, Personal Efficacy and level o f Commitment of the DMRC respondents. Correlation was applied to see the inter-relationship between Organizational culture and stress, Job satisfaction, Personal Efficacy and Level o f Commitment. The results show significant Positive Correlation between
Organizational risk taking and Stress. Significant Positive Correlation was also found between Professional Management and Personal Efficacy, Welfare Concern and Personal Efficacy and also between dependency and Personal Efficacy. A significant Positive Correlation was found between People Orientation and Commitment, Organizational risk taking and Commitment. Significant Negative Correlation was found between Power Oriented ness and Job Satisfaction. Regression was applied to see the effect o f various dimensions of Organizational Culture on the variables o f Stress, Job Satisfaction, Personal Efficacy and Level of Commitment. Results show significant positive effect of Organizational risk taking on stress. . The results also show significant positive effect o f Professional Management, Welfare Concern and dependency on Personal Efficacy. Significant positive effect o f People Orientation and Organizational risk taking on Commitment. Also the results show significant negative effect o f Power Oriented -ness on Job satisfaction. 

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