Organizational Climate

Organizational processes
Leader
Group influences
Job challenge
Competition
Managerial styles
UNIT 4
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
IN
MANAGERIAL EFFECTIVENESS
ORGANIZATIONAL
CLIMATE
DEFINITION

enduring quality of the internal environment
that is experienced by members, influences their behavior
and can be described by a particular set of values of the
characteristics of the organization
Are created by SHARED psychological climates
It is the employees PERCEPTION of the work
environment and not the environment that is
important
IMPORTANCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL
CLIMATE
Interpersonal & interactive behaviour
Group behaviour
Use of power
Authority & Responsibility
Leadership
Conflict
Communication & Control
FACTORS AFFECTING ORGANIZATIONAL
CLIMATE
It include both internal & external factors
Internal
Organizational structure
Individual responsibility
Rewards
Risk taking
Conflict & Tolerance
External
Physical environment
Leadership style
Organizational politics
Characteristics of members
Organizational size & structure

Definitions of organizational process
Any course of sequence of behaviour that
aids in achieving a necessary purpose
A series of action that lead to the
accomplishment of objectives
Effective management of organization processes is
vital for sustaining the competitive edge of any
organization
The four principle stages of organizational life cycle are

Birth
Growth
Decline
Death.

The process of organization spend a long time in the growth stage.

Why are climate and process important?
The success of Human Services organizations generally
depends on the relationships and interactions between service
providers and service recipients. These relationships are central
to the quality and outcome of services.
Importing Climate and Process From the External
Environment
Organizations adopt ways from other organizations with
which they compete or cooperate.
Organizational mimicry- norms of one organization
adopted in effort to emulate success.

LEADER
as the art of process of influencing people to strive
willingly for group objectives

Leads people
Create a vision and inspire other to achieve this
vision
Inspires enthusiasm


IMPORTANCE OF LEADERSHIP
Motivating employees
Creating confidence
Building morale
Emotional stability
Human relations
Technical, communicative, social skills
Power orientation
Employee production orientation
Managerial grid
LEADERSHIP STYLES
Autocratic
Participative or democratic
Free rein
Task oriented and employee centered