| Abstract | This paper investigates the relationship between National Culture (NC) and Organisational Effectiveness (OE) in the context of private sector organisations in Iran and is relevant to current debates about the transferability of management theories from one part of the world to another. Data was collected using survey methodology and 353 questionnaires were completed. Regression analysis showed that most of the dimensions of national culture have a significant correlation with organisational effectiveness. However, the relationship between Power Distance (PDI) and organisational effectiveness is insignificant. Additionally, a significant correlation was not found between PDI and organisational effectiveness, while significant correlations were found in all other cases. Furthermore, an initial linear regression analysis was conducted which only included national culture as a predictor of organisational effectiveness, with a second linear regression analysis conducted which also included education level and position as controls. This analysis was shown to significantly improve the prediction of organisational effectiveness. |
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