Exploring the Impact and Influence of Personal and Organizational Values on Forming Organizational Culture and Understanding its Impact on Employee's Commitment and Performance

Purpose: Most of the organizations operating in global market place give main focus on the intrinsic and extrinsic motivations for enhancing employee performance and their commitment towards organization. However, the impact of organizational culture on employee commitment and performance has been discussed in literature, but this discussion lack the impact of personal values and their interaction with organizational culture. Thus, this study reviews the existing literature and will focus on identifying the influence of personal values and their interaction with organizational culture in influencing performance and commitment of employees. Methodology: Study has adopted the qualitative study tool with rigorous analysis of the literature as well as the focus group interviews. Most of the studies in the field have focused on empirical analysis; this research has specifically adopted the qualitative analysis for understanding the behavior, perception and thoughts of employees towards organizational culture. Focus group interviews have helped in accessing the perception and thought of employees towards organizational culture. Findings: The findings of this research indicate the organizational culture that encompasses personal or individuals values of employees is likely to be successful in enhancing employee performance and commitment towards organization. Analysis of evidences informed that employee satisfaction is mainly associated with fulfillment of their individual values, goals and motivations and their satisfaction levels derive their performance and commitment. Conclusion: This study concludes that a strong link is present between organizational culture, and employee performance. People who are satisfied towards the values, norms, standards and customs of their organization are likely to display better performance in comparison to those who are unsatisfied