Quality and continuous improvement are important organizational goals for businesses which strive for excellence, yet the role of human perceptions in the success of such systems has been largely unexplored by previous research. Several factors are thought to influence the employee’s viewpoint on quality climate within a work environment. One of these factors is the level of trust employees hav...

PURPOSE The aim of this study is to investigate whether organizational justice climate at the workplace level is associated with individual staff members' perceptions of care quality and affective commitment to the workplace. METHODS The study adopts a cross-sectional multi-level design. Data were collected using an electronic survey and a response rate of 75% was obtained. Organizational jus...

This study examines climate for innovation as a method by which negative organizational consequences of demanding work may be lessened. It was expected that a climate for innovation would enable employees to develop coping mechanisms or improved work-related processes which counteract negative consequences of work demands. Extending the job demands–resource model (Karasek, 1979), we predicted a...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on the role of safety culture in preventing costly adverse events, such as medication errors and falls, among nursing home residents. However, little is known regarding critical organizational determinants of a positive safety culture in nursing homes. The aim of this study was to identify organizational climate predictors...

Organizational climate is an important work environment factor which can affect different aspects of work. This study was aimed to evaluate the relationship between organizational climate and personnel’s psychological well-being. In an analytical and cross-sectional study we used Sussman and Deep’s organizational climate questionnaire and CL-90R psychological well-being questionnaire in 3 educa...

Article: The postmodern community college is a site of expanding missions, chaotic environmental turbulence, and increasing heterogeneity both within the publics served and among organizational members (Bergquist, 1998). These and other postmodern challenges call for transformational leadership that facilitates productive responses to change so that increased institutional effectiveness ensues....

BACKGROUND Numerous studies have demonstrated that positive organizational climates contribute to better work performance. Screening and brief intervention (SBI) for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use has the potential to reach a broad population of hazardous drug users but has not yet been widely adopted in Brazil's health care system. We surveyed 149 primary health care professionals in 30 ...

In today’s business environment, establishing a positive climate is becoming increasingly important for organizational growth and performance. A positive employee relations climate creates a social atmosphere, which encourages high employee involvement and an employee-centered culture. In response, employees feel comfortable and contribute positively to organizational performance. Given the int...

measurement of organizational climate for rcognition of intra-organizational elements and adjusting them for the managers is highly important. one of the prevalent techniques of measuring the organizational climate is the six dimensional model box of wiseboard which consists of objectives, structure, incentives, communication and auxiliary methods. to these factors in this model, the element of...