Relationship between organizational culture and social responsibility among employees of health centers in Gorgan

Organizational culture is a set of basic assumptions that the employees of an organization create when facing issues in order to adapt to the environment and achieve internal coherence. Responsibility and accountability of individuals is also one of the important indicators of mental health. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between organizational culture and employees’ responsibility.

The present cross-sectional study was conducted in 2021. In total, 191 employees of Golestan province health deputy, Gorgan city health center, comprehensive urban and rural health service centers participated in the study. Random stratified sampling method was used. Denison's organizational culture and Carroll's accountability questionnaires were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using SPSS-23 software. Ethical considerations were also observed at all stages of the study.

The overall score of organizational culture was below average. Only in the dimension of team orientation, the mean scores were higher than the average and in other dimensions it was below the average. The overall score of responsibility as well as altruism dimension was above average and in other dimensions less than average. In general, no statistically significant relationship was observed between the organizational culture and the employees' responsibility in the levels of providing health services in the health centers of Gorgan city.

The necessity of strengthening organizational culture in a scientific, practical and practical way is sensible. Managers of healthcare organizations should increase the responsibility of employees by providing incentives and welfare facilities.