Organizational Climate as a Predictor of Organizational Effectiveness

The last few decades have witnessed an immense focus on contemporary issues and challenges in Human Resource Management, which has made the study of organizational climate a very popular one. Managing organizational climate determinants has become very important for the development of organization. The theme of this study is to establish relationship of organizational climate towards employee performance and organizational effectiveness. The study on organizational climate helps to identify the areas of employee satisfaction and dissatisfaction to facilitate management in the creation of greater workplace harmony and, therefore increased productivity. Organizations are collection of individuals whom come together for the accomplishment of certain goals and objectives. Our society is an organizational society. The progress and welfare of a society depends on organizations. So it may be said that organizations play a dominant role in our lives. Human beings are involved in organizations as employees, students, clients, patients and citizens. Every aspect of an organization is determined by the competence, motivation and effectiveness of its employees. The ability of the organization to survive and respond to competitive challenges can be sustained and mobilized only if the organization has competent, efficient and motivated manpower. Therefore, it can be assumed that the effectiveness of the organization depends on the nature of human resources it possesses. Organizational effectiveness reflects how effectively the organization can discharge its obligations with respect to all its constituencies in its internal and external environments. Research problem Organizational climate or environment of work place is one of the factors that explicitly or implicitly influence the level of performance of employees and overall effectiveness of the organization. Employers have the responsibility to provide a safe and healthful workplace for their employees. It is highly relevant to analyze whether the organizational climate is a determinant factor of organizational effectiveness or it predicts the performance of employees. As many of today's businesses continue to struggle to survive or remain profitable; it becomes important, to better understand the factors that influence