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The validity of collective climates
Susana LloretVicente Gonzalez-romaAna ZornozaJosé M. Peirósubject
MicroeconomicsOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementProcess (engineering)Agency (sociology)Sample (statistics)SociologyCluster analysisSocial psychologyApplied Psychologydescription
The objective of this study is to test the validity of the collective climate concept. It was expected that membership in collective climates was related to membership in the collectivities defined by departmental membership, hierarchical level, shift, job location and organizational tenure. The study sample was composed of 195 employees from a central administration agency. Using a combination of hierarchical and non-hierarchical clustering methods, three different collective climates were obtained. The results showed that only hierarchical level was related to collective climate membership. Based on all the results obtained, the debate on the validity of collective climates is reconsidered, and research on climate formation and relevant factors in that process is emphasized.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-03-01 | Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology |