Role of organizational culture in psychological needs satisfaction and work engagement

Authors

Quddsia Sadaf, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Mudassar Aziz, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Science and Technology (SZABIST), Karachi, Pakistan
Gulnaz Anjum, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, PakistanFollow

Abstract

This paper explores the role of organizational culture in the satisfaction of basic psychological needs and yielding work engagement among public and private sector managers. Results reveal that organizational culture confers employees with a sense of relatedness which promotes work engagement. Additionally, the study suggests that female managers have a higher need for relatedness, the satisfaction of all basic psychological needs is significantly higher among private sector employees and work satisfaction increases with increasing job level. This study can be used for the development of organizational culture to improve relatedness among employees with respect to gender and the type of the organization.

Keywords

Organizational culture, Psychological needs, Work engagement.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.54784/1990-6587.1026

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Sadaf, Q., Aziz, M., & Anjum, G. (2019). Role of organizational culture in psychological needs satisfaction and work engagement. Business Review, 14(1), 81-96. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.54784/1990-6587.1026