Interrelations between Organizational Culture, Innovation and Employee Performance: Evidence from Banking Sector of Pakistan

The core purpose of this research study is to reveal the effects of organizational culture on the employee performance via organizational innovation in banks operating in Pakistan. A quantitative survey technique was adopted to serve the purpose. Data of 167 respondents including mostly managers, sales officers and front desk employees were collected through an adapted survey questionnaire. The results expressed that components of organizational culture i.e. organization mission and concern for employees & trust have direct and strong influence on productivity at work while core values and organizational learning & empowerment influence productivity at work indirectly via organizational innovation. Hence, the results have affirmed most of hypotheses presumed in the study that culture has an impact on productivity at work whether directly or through organizational innovation. Managerial implications along with limitations and future research directions have also been discussed.