Leadership Behavior and Organizational Climate: An Empirical Study in a Non-Profit Organization

The primary purpose of this research paper is to present an empirical study framed by the theory that task-oriented and relations-oriented leadership behaviors are positively related to the employees’ perceptions of organizational climate. The study examined the following research question: Are task-oriented and relations-oriented leadership behaviors related to different dimensions of organizational climate in a non-profit organization? The study introduces the theoretical perspective and examines the relevant literature that supports the significance of leadership behavior and organizational climate. The methodology for collecting the data was through the combination of two quantitative instruments into a web-based questionnaire consisting of 79 questions aimed at determining the relative contribution that the independent variables (task-oriented and relations-oriented leadership behaviors) have on the dependent variables (the different dimensions of organizational climate). The following control variables were collected from the sample and were statistically controlled in the data analysis: age, educational level, gender, job rank, and job tenure. The results of the study show that certain leadership behaviors do have an impact on a few dimensions of organizational climate.