Developing a Model for the Enhancement and Promotion of Organizational Culture in Sarkhoon and Qeshm Gas Refining Company

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
zeinab zarepour 1
Mohsen Safari 1
Isa bakhoda 2
Alireza Salehi 3
Ali Moradpour Jaghdari 3
Mahmoud darvishnejad 3
1 Strategic Management Research Group, Academic center for education culture and research of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran
2 Head of Research and Technology Affairs, Sarkhoon and Qeshm Gas Refining Company, Bandar Abbas, Iran
3 Sarkhoon and Qeshm Gas Refining Company, Bandar Abbas, Iran
20.1001.1/ijge.2025.735122
Abstract
The present study was conducted to design a model for the development and promotion of organizational culture in Sarkhun and Qeshm Gas Refining Company. This is an applied research in terms of objective and a qualitative study in nature, utilizing the Grounded Theory strategy. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 19 experts (managers and senior specialists) selected via purposive sampling, and the process continued until theoretical saturation was achieved. In the open coding stage, 60 sub-categories were initially extracted, and after expert validation, 55 categories were confirmed. During the axial coding stage, these categories were organized into 6 paradigmatic dimensions and 10 main categories, including: Causal Conditions (organizational and individual factors), Central Phenomenon (promotion of organizational culture), Contextual Conditions (organizational and individual factors), Intervening Conditions (organizational and individual factors), Strategies (organizational leadership and human resources), and Consequences (organizational effectiveness and individual growth). The results indicate that by identifying innovative indicators such as organizational justice, HSE culture, organizational commitment, and pride in the company-which were overlooked in previous studies of this organization-the research depicts new dimensions of organizational culture. Ultimately, the integration of these dimensions has led to a comprehensive model that can serve as an operational roadmap to facilitate human capital enhancement and continuous performance improvement in the gas industry.
Keywords
Organizational Culture
Organizational Culture Modeling
Grounded Theory
Gas Industry
Paradigmatic Model
Subjects
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  • Receive Date 29 September 2025
  • Revise Date 06 November 2025
  • Accept Date 27 November 2025