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Exploring The Role of Organizational Culture in University Students’ Quality of Life: A Case from Private Higher Education

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Exploring The Role of Organizational Culture in University Students’ Quality of Life: A Case from Private Higher Education

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Students’ quality of life (QoL) is shaped by individual and environmental factors, which are important for promoting engagement and academic achievement. In higher education, organizational culture is a key environmental factor that may influence students’ well-being. This study examined the role of university culture in undergraduate students’ QoL. Participants were 617 students from three foundation universities in Ankara. QoL was assessed using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF), while university culture types were identified with the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI). Ordinal regression analyses were conducted to examine the effects of university culture types on QoL domains, controlling for demographic variables. Results showed that innovative team culture significantly predicted the physical health and social relationship domains of QoL. These findings suggest that university culture may contribute to students’ QoL and highlight the need for further research on organizational culture as a factor shaping student well-being.

Anahtar Kelimeler

University students, quality of life, organizational culture, university culture, higher education

Etik Beyan

Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee for Social Sciences and Humanities Research Ethics Committee of Hacettepe University on 29/12/2023, with approval number E-66777842-300-00003283648.

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Kerman, M., & Özdemir, M. (2026). Exploring The Role of Organizational Culture in University Students’ Quality of Life: A Case from Private Higher Education. Bogazici University Journal of Education, 43. https://doi.org/10.52597/buje.1674982
AMA
1.Kerman M, Özdemir M. Exploring The Role of Organizational Culture in University Students’ Quality of Life: A Case from Private Higher Education. BUJE. 2026;43. doi:10.52597/buje.1674982
Chicago
Kerman, Merve, ve Murat Özdemir. 2026. “Exploring The Role of Organizational Culture in University Students’ Quality of Life: A Case from Private Higher Education”. Bogazici University Journal of Education 43 (Haziran). https://doi.org/10.52597/buje.1674982.
EndNote
Kerman M, Özdemir M (01 Haziran 2026) Exploring The Role of Organizational Culture in University Students’ Quality of Life: A Case from Private Higher Education. Bogazici University Journal of Education 43
IEEE
[1]M. Kerman ve M. Özdemir, “Exploring The Role of Organizational Culture in University Students’ Quality of Life: A Case from Private Higher Education”, BUJE, c. 43, Haz. 2026, doi: 10.52597/buje.1674982.
ISNAD
Kerman, Merve - Özdemir, Murat. “Exploring The Role of Organizational Culture in University Students’ Quality of Life: A Case from Private Higher Education”. Bogazici University Journal of Education 43 (01 Haziran 2026). https://doi.org/10.52597/buje.1674982.
JAMA
1.Kerman M, Özdemir M. Exploring The Role of Organizational Culture in University Students’ Quality of Life: A Case from Private Higher Education. BUJE. 2026;43. doi:10.52597/buje.1674982.
MLA
Kerman, Merve, ve Murat Özdemir. “Exploring The Role of Organizational Culture in University Students’ Quality of Life: A Case from Private Higher Education”. Bogazici University Journal of Education, c. 43, Haziran 2026, doi:10.52597/buje.1674982.
Vancouver
1.Merve Kerman, Murat Özdemir. Exploring The Role of Organizational Culture in University Students’ Quality of Life: A Case from Private Higher Education. BUJE. 01 Haziran 2026;43. doi:10.52597/buje.1674982