Effect Of Organizational Culture on Employee Performance in Delta State of Selected Banks in Delta State, Nigeria

Organizational core values, norms and beliefs are some of the elements which define organizational culture which cannot be ignored. A culture has a major influence in boosting employee performance by helping lower l training costs and increase training effectiveness, which enables people to perform better. This study examined the effect of organizational culture on employee performance of selected banks in Delta State. The study raised two research questions and formulated two hypotheses in order to achieve the objectives of the study. The study adopted descriptive survey. The target population comprised of 134 employees from five selected banks in Warri, Delta State. with a sample size of 100 derived from using Taro Yamame (1967) Formula. Descriptive and inference statistic were used for data analysis. The finding of the study revealed that, there is a significant effect of organization core values on employee performance; there is a significant effect of organization norms on employee performance; and there is a significant effect of organization beliefs on employee performance of selected banks in Delta State. It was therefore recommended among others that organization should implement core values that can align employee personal values to that of the organization; in order to improve the way employees, interact and relate to one another and accomplish their tasks.