Diagnosing the organizational culture of a turkish pharmaceutical company based on the competing values framework [Turkijos farmacijos kompaniju{ogonek} organizacines kulturos vertinimas, pagri{ogonek}stas konkurencijos vertinimo sistema]

Organizational culture plays a signifi cant role in understanding organizational dynamics and it distinguishes the members of one organization from other people. In this regard; it is found out that an organization, which is able to maintain a strong and "preferred" culture, is likely to enjoy many benefi ts such as higher levels of performance, person-organization fi t, commitment, job satisfaction and competitive advantage. Thus, the purpose of this study is to diagnose the culture of a pharmaceutical company, which is located in Turkey, and fi nd out the "perceived" and "preferred" cultural profi les both in the headquarters and branches of the company. The perceived culture has been found as hierarchy whereas the preferred one has been found as clan leading to incongruence between the perceived and preferred cultural profi les. In this regard; the reasons lying behind this mismatch are discussed, as it is important for the success of the organization and person-organization fi t. Hence, the infl uential effects of national culture on shaping the organizational culture profi les have been discussed. Furthermore, the effects of educational level and union membership on culture profi les are also explored to understand the dynamics leading to such results thoroughly. © 2011 Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) Press Technika.