Influence Of Organizational Culture On The Morale Of Teaching Force Of Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute Of Science And Technology During The Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

One of the most influential concepts in organizational behavior literature is organizational culture (Aydin, 2018). Organizational culture refers to as a system of shared assumptions, values, and beliefs, which governs how people behave in organizations. These shared values have a strong influence on the people in the organization and dictate how they act, and perform their jobs (Dauber et al., 2012). This study aimed to determine the influence of organizational culture on instructors’ morale. It also investigated on organizational culture as to participation, respect for individual, attitude to risk, action-orientation, trust, openness, and power distance; and the level of instructors’ morale. Management implications were also drawn from the findings of the study. The respondents of the study are 58 instructors from EARIST Manila during the academic year 2020-2021. Results revealed that the organizational culture was generally high. Higher level of assessments was noted on the participation among instructors, respect for each other, openness, and action orientation. The school appreciate the existence of instructors as workers of innovations, and as builders of unity between people in an educational organic system. The instructors’ morale was at moderate level of assessment. This makes instructors work better and uplift their morale as they continue to soar for the benefits of the students with utmost confidence and unconditional commitment. Seven (7) variables of organizational culture influences instructors’ morale in varying extent but the variable on action orientation appeared to be the best predictors of instructors’ morale.