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An Exploratory Study of the Jones and James Organisational Climate Scales
Author(s) -
Ryder Paul A.,
Southey Gregory N.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1177/103841119002800304
Subject(s) - exploratory research , sociology , management , economics , social science
This paper considers the relationship between corporate cultures and measures of organisational climate. It suggests that the Jones and James (1979) climate questionnaire is a useful instrument which provides insights at the individual, sub unit and organisational levels of analysis A factor analysis of a modified version administered to 147 public sector employees confirmed stable dimensions of leader facilitation and support, workgroup cooperation, organisational esprit, and job characteristics. The approach presents the potential to map changes in corporate cultures in further research applications.