Abstract 

Organizational culture and students’ satisfaction are among critical factors for any university. Although these concepts have attracted considerable interests from both academics and practitioners, there are few studies that examine the relationship between them in different culture like Saudi Arabia. Hence, the present study investigates influence of organisational culture on students’ satisfaction in Saudi Arabia as well as to evaluate the impact of each sub-element of organizational culture on students’ satisfaction. This is due to the belief that the unsatisfied student might choose to abandon their study. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the relationship between organisational culture dimensions and overall satisfaction. The present study was conducted on 1534 students randomly drawn using questionnaire method. The statistical tool used to test the hypothesized model is the structural equation modelling with AMOS version 24. The results obtained indicates significant positive impact between organisational culture dimensions and students’ satisfaction. The finding showed that out of the four dimensions of organizational culture, four have influence on students’ satisfaction. Based on these results it can be said that university administration should take into consideration students’ organisational culture as well as their satisfaction in order to enhance their academic outcomes.

Keywords: Saudi Arabia, Higher Education, Organisational Culture, Structural Equation Modelling