Organizational Culture and Career Progression in Public Enterprise

Abstract

This paper examines organization culture and employee career progression in public enterprise. Organization culture affects the performance and productivity of organizations in a tremendous way. The objective of the paper is to identify the relationship between culture of an organization and career progression. The Paper employed exploratory and qualitative research method. Data was sourced through the review of extant literature on the area of study. The study discovered based on the literature reviewed, that organization culture has a relationship with employee career progression because career development initiatives are employee driven and also supported by the culture of an organization. The paper recommends that since management is familiar with the organization changing performance, therefore management should adequately support career development in order for employees to give their best so that the organization can realize its objectives. The paper also revealed that organization culture that does not promote entrepreneurial and risk taking initiatives poorly motivate employees, discourage and consequently affect the career progression of employees. The paper concludes that organizational culture is positively related to employee career progression in public enterprises. It is recommended that management should develop cultural practices that will adequately support employee career development in public organizations.