Organizational Climate and work Motivation - A Study on Private Sector Organization

Abstract

Organizational climate and work motivation is considered as a vital component that is essential for the progress of the organization. The organizational climate is a key to corporate success which determines the actions and behaviours of workers. It comprises a set of attitudes, values and practices that characterize the members of a particular organization. Work motivation is a set of related behaviour which determines its form, direction, intensity and duration. The aim of the present investigation is to study the organizational climate and work motivation as perceived by a group of employees engaged in private sector organization. Accordingly, a group of 100 employees of Private sector organizations were selected as samples in this investigation. A General Information Schedule, Organizational Climate Questionnaire and Work Motivation Questionnaire were used as tools in this investigation. The findings reveal that there is a positive relationship between perceived organizational climate and work motivation. Findings also reveal that female group of employees have more favourable attitude towards organizational climate than that of the male group. Besides this, work motivation is also better among the female group than that of the male group. Duration of service has also significant impact in this regards.