Mahamadou, Zoubeyda, Fall, Amar and Giraud, Laurent (2020) The impact of organizational culture on work performance: the mediating role of intrinsic motivation. Revue de Gestion des Ressources Humaines, vol. 4 (n° 118). pp. 38-54.

Abstract

The objective of this study is to identify the dimensions of organizational culture (Involvement, Consistency, Adaptability, Mission), which affect task- and contextual- performance through intrinsic motivation at work. The results drawn from regression analyses on a sample of 300 employees show that some dimensions of organizational culture are positively correlated with intrinsic motivation and job performance. Also based on Hayes’ method for the investigation of indirect effects (2013), our data analysis shows that the mediating effect of intrinsic motivation between the subdimensions of organizational culture and job performance depends on the type of performance: task- or contextual- performance. This study thus unfolds the particular mechanisms through which organizational culture influence job performance through intrinsic motivation. Theoretical and managerial contributions are discussed.