Psychological and Organizational Climate: Dimensions and Relationships
Abstract
The present study represented an attempt to develop a comprehensive measure of psychological climate and to investigate the appropriateness of aggregating psychological climate scores to describe subunit or organizational climate. Theoretical assumptions underlying the two constructs were reviewed, and relationships with various situational, positional, and individual variables were posited as indices of construct validity. Analyses indicated that: five of six psychological climate dimensions found for 4,315 U. S. Navy enlisted men were generalizable to comparison samples of firemen (n = 398) and health care managers (n = 504); aggregating psychological climate scores to describe subunit climates was appropriate for homogeneous subunits (e. g., divisions); subunit climates were significantly related to division context, structure, and personnel composition, while psychological climate appeared more related to individual resources and position variables; and subunit climate, structure, context, and personnel composition measures were significant predictors of division performance criteria. Results were interpreted relative to the theoretical properties of climate and prior research on structure and context.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 07, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA042202
Entities
People
- Allan P. Jones
- Lawrence R. James
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center