Research on the Impact Mechanism of Organizational Culture on Project Performance in Construction Projects

Abstract:

The existing literature shows that organizational culture has a significant impact on its performance. However, few studies probe into their relationship in the context of project. This study examines the impactmechanism of organization cultureon project performancethroughorganizational citizenship behavior (OCB) in the construction projects. A survey on 451 professionals served in the construction projects is conducted. The findings demonstrate that organizational culture influences project performance significantly. And clan culturehas greaterpositive effectsonproject performance than other three culture domains. The results also indicate OCB partially mediates the impact of organizationalcultureon project performance. These findings suggest that organizationalculture can be used by project managers as a lever to exert citizenship behaviors among project members and eventually improveproject performance. The managerialimplications are discussed.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 873)
• Pages: 212-219
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.873.212
• Online since: November 2017
• Authors: Yu Ming Song*, Ya Qin Wang, Yun Le
• Keywords: Construction Project, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Organizational Culture, Project Performance

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