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 AJIBM  Vol.7 No.10 , October 2017
The Effect of IT Employees Demographic Profile on Sensitivity of Organizational Culture: A Study of Selected IT Companies in State Capital Region
Ramya Patlolla1, Mallikarjuna Reddy Doodipala2, Jaya Sri Managalagiri1
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Abstract: This paper focuses on demographic outline of IT employees from selected IT companies. The research was conducted in a state capital region of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. In span of this study, a questionnaire was designed and applied to selected IT employees. The data collected through the mailed questionnaire survey were analyzed by using SPSS software tool, and the relationship between factors, which creates the organizational culture and demographic profile of employees such as gender, age, education level, nativity, work experience etc. in the IT sector, was examined. From the hypothesis developed, it was observed that while differences exist between organizational culture perception and gender, age and education level, there are differences between organizational culture perception and duration of experience in selected IT companies in capital region.
Keywords: Organization Culture, Demographic Characteristics, IT Sector, Organizational Performance
Cite this paper: Patlolla, R. , Doodipala, M. and Managalagiri, J. (2017) The Effect of IT Employees Demographic Profile on Sensitivity of Organizational Culture: A Study of Selected IT Companies in State Capital Region. American Journal of Industrial and Business Management, 7, 1111-1119. doi: 10.4236/ajibm.2017.710079.
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