Abstract:

Purpose- Human factor is one of the most significant elements of an organization in terms of development and sustainability. Healthy work environment, suitable working conditions and feeling of fulfilment are very important sources of influence in organizational commitment. Similarly, those three concepts are also the fundamental components of organizational culture. Methodology- The purpose of this paper is to identify the impact of organizational culture on organizational commitment. Data for this study were collected by conducting a survey among academic and administrative staff in Istanbul Commerce University. SPSS 22.0 statistical analysis software program was used in order to examine the responses.   Findings- The findings indicate that there is a moderate positive significant relationship between organizational culture and organizational commitment. In terms of demographics, marital status and job experience were found to be statistically insignificant with the employee perception of organizational culture. Conclusion- On the other hand, factors such as gender, age, educational background, position and length of employment were found to be statistically significant with the perception of organizational culture. From the point of organizational commitment, gender, age, marital status and job experience were found to be statistically insignificant whereas educational background, position and length of employment were found to be statistically significant. 

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