Psychological Climate

Psychological climate

Psychological climate includes a quality of

an organisation's internal environment

which distinguishes it from other organisations.

This climate results from the

behaviour and policies of members of the

organisation, especially top management,

and is perceived by members of the

organisation.10 An individual's motivation

to work is influenced by organisational

characteristics such as (1) job and role

characteristics, (2) leader behaviour, (3)

the relationship to others with whom they

work, and (4) the overall organisational

structure.11 These four composites of

organisational characteristics constitute the

psychological climate and consist of subscales.

Retail managers, administrative medical

staff and sales personnel have been used

to identify significant job and role characteristics

in the psychological climate.12

These characteristics have also been

examined for their relation to job satisfaction,

individual components of motivation

and motivation. Job characteristics were

found to be related to job satisfaction and

motivation positively while role characteristics

were negatively related to job satisfaction

and motivation.

Leadership characteristics have been

one of the most important determinants

of psychological climate components.