RELATIONSHIP ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT IN HEALTH INSTITUTIONS

Shared and learned values, norms, believes, behaviors and symbols which are known as organization culture; is a holistic element that describes organizational aims and helpsorganization members to understand organizational objectives within and beyond the organizational environment. From this point of view, successfulfirms have to establish an organization which is powerful and unique in their organizational cultures. One of the critical factors for the organizations to beconsistent or to expand its existence to the long term in a competitive environment, is that; for the each individual to adopt organization as an independent phenomenon and to feel commitment to the identity, policy and the vision of the organization for which they work. At this stage, it would not be wrong to perceive the organizational commitment which is the basic determinant of the identity, the mission and the vision of theorganization. From this point purpose of this study of relationship between 91organizational culture andorganizational commitment to determine the effects in the health sector. The study, conducted in the Aegean and Black Sea region has tried to work in this sector. Applied to the field research and statistical analysis of the data obtained in tests, the levels of organizational culture on organizational commitment has revealed the extent.This survey wasapplied to 200 poeple randomly selected from the employers in Farabi Hospital and Nazilli State Hospital. Survey method was utilized as data collection method. The main issue of the research is constituted from the question as “Do the organizational culture and organizational culturedimensions of Hofstede have an effect on the organizational commitment and organizational commitment factors?” As a result ofthe research, It is concluded that the all five dimensions of the culture affect the commitment and theorganizational commitment significantly changes according to the sex.