The role of individual factors in assessing the attractiveness of organizational culture

Relevance. Recruitment and organizational culture can be important strategic resources for retaining the most promising employees and reducing organizational turnover.

The purpose of the work is to search for predictors of the organizational culture' attractiveness among individual factors of personnel with access to forecasting staff turnover.

Methods and sampling. A comprehensive study of employees of three industrial enterprises was conducted. A total of 131 people, 105 men and 26 women, took part in the study. The package of standardized methods included: "Questionnaire for assessing subjectively important performance characteristics", "Career anchors", "Diagnostics of the motivational structure", "Attractiveness of organizational culture”, "Assessment of the subjective attitude to organizational culture" .

Results. The result of statistical analysis was received four factor structure of the organizational culture' attractiveness: motivational factor, communicative interaction, stable operation and the uncertainty. The contribution of employees' individual factors for assessing the organizational culture' attractiveness of industrial enterprises was revealed. In order to reduce the potential employees' turnover, it is necessary to select personnel with attitudes to the balance of personal and professional life and without a motivation for management. The organizational culture should be focused on providing conditions for sustainable functioning – working hours, wages, working conditions. These factors are crucial for making a decision to leave the organization.

Conclusions. The data obtained in our study can be useful for HR managers and managers of industrial organizations. They can influence the employees' turnover by changing the organizational culture or selecting personnel with certain motivation.

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