EFFECT OF STAFF CULTURE ON PROJECT DEVELOPMENT CASE

The study objective was to establish the effect of staff culture on performance at Kenya bureau of standards. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The target population of the study was employees of Kenya bureau of standards and a representative sample of 250 employees was used. Stratified random sampling was used to choose the actual elements of the study sample from three types of occupational groups i.e top management, middle level management and operational staff. The study used primary data that was collected using Denison culture model. The questionnaires were the only primary data collection instruments used in the study. The collected questionnaires were inspected for completeness and coded in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (Version 20) for analysis and presentation. Regression analysis model was used to determine the causal relationship between the staff culture and performance. The study established that there exists a strong and positive relationship between staff culture and performance and that consistency, involvement, adaptability and mission greatly determine the staff performance. This study concludes that for staff performance to improve, staff culture should be supportive and compatible with intended strategies and day to day running of activities of employees and should not only put more emphasizes on staff cultures that improve staff performance but also cultures that support the overall wellbeing of the employees. The study recommends that all organizations should put more efforts on the adoption of good a staff culture since culture has today become a strategic tool in the market for attaining a sustainable competitive advantage and also facilitate trainings and learning for the employees to be able to adapt to new changes, strategies and policies that directly involve the employees in the organization. In addition, organizations should ensure that the staff culture is well aligned with the staff strategies and policies There is need for further research to establish the effect of group culture, regional culture and professional culture on staff performance. There is also need for further research to establish the effect of staff culture on performance in other State Corporations and also in the private sector for comparison purposes.