%0 Journal Article %T ORGANIZATION CULTURE AND ITS IMPACT ON PERFORMANCE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR UNIVERSITIES %A Lect. Abid AHMAD %A Prof. Dr. Nasir KARIM %A Prof. Dr. Farzand Ali JAN %J Journal of Organizational Behavior Research %@ 2528-9705 %D 2017 %V 2 %N 1 %P 1-15 %X culture is a vibrant component of effective & efficient administrative practices in higher education institutes (HEIs) and is linked with progress and success. This research examines the impact of organization culture on organization performance in public and private sector universities of district Peshawar and presents a comparison of the impact in both the sectors. Impact of the three levels of cultural analysis, Artifacts, Espoused Beliefs & Values and Basic Underlying Assumptions on Organization Performance is measured and discussed. Schein Model of Organization Culture (Schein, 2004) and Balance Scorecard (BSC) for non-profit organizations (Kaplan, 2001) are used to examine the relationship between organizational performance (as dependent variable) and organizational culture (as independent variable). The research establish that organization culture have a strong positive impact on organization performance and that in public sector universities the ‘Artifacts’ and in private sector universities the ‘Espoused Belief and Values’ have greater impact on organization performance. %U https://odad.org/article/organization-culture-and-its-impact-on-performance-a-comparative-study-of-public-and-private-sector-universities