Organizational climate

Organizational Climate

1. ORGANIZATIONAL
CLIMATE
By: Prof Sathish Rajamani
HOD –Department of Psychiatric Nursing
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2. INTRODUCTION
Organizationclimateisdefinedastheelementofa
professionalenvironmentthathasastronginfluence
ontheactionandperformanceoftheemployees
workinginthatworkplace.
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3. MEANING
Organizationalclimateisaconceptthatwas
introducedintheyear1940s.
Ithasbeenabletodescribethepatternsthathavean
impactonhumanbehaviouraswellasworkplace
behaviour.
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4. FACTORS
INFLUENCING
ORGANIZATIONAL
CLIMATE
1.Organizationalcontext
2.Organizationalstructure
3.Leadershipprocess
4.Physicalenvironment
5.Organizationalvaluesandnorms
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5. FACTORS
INFLUENCING
ORGANIZATIONAL
CLIMATE
1.Organizationalcontext–mission,goals,objectivesand
functions.
2.Organizationalstructure–size,degreeofcentralization
andoperatingprocedure.
3.Leadershipprocess–leadershipstyles,communication,
decisionmakingrelatedprocesses
4.Physicalenvironment–employeesafety,environmental
stressesandphysicalspace.
5.Organizationalvaluesandnorms–conformity,loyality,
impersonalityandreciprocity.
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6. FACTORS
INFLUENCING
ORGANIZATIONAL
CLIMATE
1.Overtfactors:Hierarchy,financialresources,goals
ofanorganization,skillsandabilitiesofthe
personnel,technologicalstate,performance
standards,efficiencymeasurement.
2.Covertfactors:Attitudes,feelings,values,norms,
interactions,supportivenessandsatisfaction.
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7. MECHANISM OF
ORGANIZATIONAL
CLIMATE
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8. 4 TYPES
OF
MECHANISMS
1.ConstraintSystem
2.SelfEvaluationandOthersEvaluation
3.ByActingasastimuli
4.Byhelpingtheindividualtoformaperception
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9. 4 TYPES
OF
MECHANISMS
1.ConstraintSystem–Itcanoperateasaconstraint
systemwhichcandonebyexplainingthe
employeesaboutwhatkindofbehaviorwillbe
rewarded,punishedbyexplainingtheemployees
aboutwhatkindofbehaviorwillberewarded,
punishedorignored.
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10. 4 TYPES
OF
MECHANISMS
2.Self–EvaluationandOther’sEvaluation:Evaluation
affectshumanbehaviorasmanyorganizational
variablesmayaffectthehumanbehaviorandthrough
evaluationwhichincludeboththephysiologicaland
psychologicalvariablesthebehaviorisaffected.
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11. 4 TYPES
OF
MECHANISMS
3.ByActingasastimuli:Organizationalfactorscan
influencehumanbehaviorbyactingasastimuli.These
factorstriggerthemotivationalvariablesamongthe
personnelandaffectsthelevelofactivationand
eventuallyinfluencesperformances.
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12. 4 TYPES
OF
MECHANISMS
4.Byhelpingtheindividualtoformaperception:
Organizationalfactorsinfluenceshumanbehaviorby
helpingtheindividualtoformaperceptionaboutthe
organization.Theformedperceptiontheninfluences
theperformanceofthepersonnel.
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13. FACTORS
RESPONSIBLE
FOR
SOUND
ORGANIZATION
CLIMATE
Effective
Communication
System
Participative
Decision
Making
Change in
Policies,
Procedures and
Rules
Technological
changes
Concern for
people
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