The relationship between organisational climate and employee satisfaction in a South African Information and Technology organisation

• Main Author: Castro, Monia Lola
• Other Authors: Martins, N.
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Organisational climate; Job satisfaction; Organisational culture; Confirmatory factor analysis (CFD); 658.30410968; Corporate culture > Management > South Africa; Job satisfaction > South Africa; Organizational change > South Africa; Confirmatory factor analysis; Business enterprises > Information technology > Management
• Online Access: Castro, Monia Lola (2008) The relationship between organisational climate and employee satisfaction in a South African Information and Technology organisation, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2611>; http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2611

This research explores the relationship between organisational climate and job satisfaction in an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) organisation within South Africa by means of quantitative research. An organisational climate questionnaire was developed to measure the organisational climate and job satisfaction of the organisation and was administered to a sample of 696 employees across three regions. The results indicate that there was a strong positive correlation (0.813 at the 0.01 level) between organisational climate and job satisfaction, therefore supporting the research hypothesis. A stepwise regression was conducted and nine dimensions of organisational climate were found to predict 71% variance in job satisfaction. The interaction of biographical and organisational variables on organisational climate and job satisfaction was studied by means of t-tests and ANOVA. Although statistical significant differences were found, in terms of practical significance, the effect sizes were generally found to be small. === Industrial and Organisational Psychology === M.A. (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)