Relationships of Perceptions of Organizational Climate to Organizational Structure, Context, and Hierarchical Position

Abstract

The authors would like to thank John Fairhead for his help with the fieldwork, Mrs. P. Clark and Mrs. R. Goodkin for their help in data handling, and Diana Pheysey for her many contributions to all aspects of the study. This paper considers the concept of organizational climate and examines the relationships to be expected between different aspects of climate and various dimensions of organizational structure and context. The suggested relationships are examined using data from 387 respondents working at all levels in 14 different work organizations. Examination of the effect of hierarchical level on perceptions of organizational climate showed significant variations by level.1