Abstract:
The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between organizational culture and
organizational commitment among public and private high schools in Gondar city. The study
used a quantitative cross sectional design. To collect data 200 participants consisting of 146
public school teachers and 54 private school teachers were selected using stratified random
sampling. They completed a questioner that comprises organizational culture assessment
instrument and organizational commitment scale. Accordingly, organizational culture and
organizational commitment had a significant positive relationship
revealed public high schools dominant organizational culture is hierarchy culture
SD=1.72
high affective commitment
continuance commitment
SD=2.40
significant positive relationship and there is a difference in organizational culture and
commitment across private and public school teachers. Hence, this study strongly recommends,
schools need to take important characters from organizational culture dimensions in order to
bring a better teachers commitment.
