Journal of Management Research
Volume 1, Number 4 (September – December 2001)
ISSN: 0972-5814 Online ISSN: 0974-455X
Influence of Firm Size on Organizational Culture and Employee Morale
Julia Connell
| Abstract |
Organization size (as defined by the number of employees) has received substantial attention from researchers and management writers as a fundamental component affecting organizational design, structure and shape. Some researchers claim size influences organizational effectiveness and efficiency and some claim it does not. In this study, which was conducted in six Australian workplaces, it was found that organizational size affected a number of variables. For example, the organizational culture within the three small firms investigated was more positive; management was
more consultative and employee morale was higher than in the three large firms investigated. As a
result, the findings from this study indicate that in relation to a number of factors explained in the
paper, larger firms may wish to emulate their smaller counterparts in order to achieve higher
employee morale, and hence, organizational effectiveness.
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