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Greener Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 9(1), pp. 12-17, 2019 ISSN: 2276-7800 Copyright ©2019, the copyright of this article is retained by the author(s) DOI Link: http://doi.org/10.15580/GJSS.2019.1.021919036 http://gjournals.org/GJSC |
A study of perspectives on cultural dimensions and employee performance in Zimbabwe State Universities
Dr. Faitira Manuere; Nelia Eta Marima; Taurai Manyadze
Chinhoyi University of Technology, Department of entrepreneurship and business management-Zimbabwe
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Article No.: 021919036 Type: Research DOI: 10.15580/GJSS.2019.1.021919036
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The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of cultural dimensions on employee productivity in Zimbabwe state universities. Many studies have been done to establish the impact of organisational culture on company performance. However, a few studies were done to investigate the relationship between cultural dimensions and employee performance in the education sector. The themes of the study were quantified in terms of four cultural dimensions, such as power distance, individualism, uncertainty avoidance and masculinity. The questionnaire approach was used to collect primary data from 400 employees of thirteen public universities in Zimbabwe. Data was analysed using the ANOVA and Pearson’s correlation Matrix. The results of the study revealed that there is a positive relationship between cultural dimension and employee productivity. |
Submitted: 19/02/2019 Accepted: 22/02/2019 Published: 10/03/2019 |
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*Corresponding Author Dr. Faitira Manuere E-mail: manuerefaitira@ gmail.com |
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Keywords: Cultural dimensions, employee performance, state universities, employee productivity, education sector . |
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Cite this Article: Manuere F; Marima NE; Manyadze T (2019). A study of perspectives on cultural dimensions and employee performance in Zimbabwe State Universities. Greener Journal of Social Sciences, 9(1): 12-17, http://doi.org/10.15580/GJSS.2019.1.021919036. |
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