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Organizational Climate And Commitment: A Case Study Of An Urban Nonprofit Organization, William Sawyer Grant
Organizational Climate And Commitment: A Case Study Of An Urban Nonprofit Organization, William Sawyer Grant
Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Management
This qualitative study investigates the relationship between the two constructs: Organizational Climate and Organizational Commitment.
Litwin and Stringer (1968) suggested that a molar model is needed to explain employee behavior and motivation. Climate was proposed as this molar construct. Research concerning Organizational Climate resulted in multiple definitions and little consensus concerning the number and use of multiple dimensions of this construct. The almost exclusive use of survey methods coupled with methodological confusion with Organizational Culture created difficulty with the use of this important construct.
Organizational Commitment research resulted in a number of competing definitions. Research by Meyer and Allen (1997) …