Psychological and Organizational Climate: Dimensions and Relationships,

Abstract

In an exploratory investigation of conceptual bounds for organizational and psychological climate, theoretical assumptions underlying the two constructs were reviewed as were their relationships with various situational, positional, and individual variables. Empirical analyses indicated that (1) five of six psychological climate dimensions found for a sample of 4,315 U. S. Navy enlisted men were generalizable to comparison samples of firemen (n = 398) and health care managers (n = 504); (2) aggregation of psychological climate scores to represent organizational climate was most applicable to homogeneous subsystems (e.g., divisions); (3) subsystem climates were significantly differentiated by variables representing division context, structure, and personnel composition, while psychological climate appeared to be more related to individual resources and position variables; and (4) subsystem climate, structure, context, and personnel composition measures were significant predictors or division performance criteria.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA041523

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  • Allan P. Jones
  • Lawrence R. James

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  • Texas Christian University

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  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Applied Psychology
  • Behavioral Research
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Factor Analysis
  • Health Care
  • Measurement
  • Motor Skills
  • New York
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personality
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
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  • Psychology

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