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An Assessment Of The Organizational Climate For Creativity In The Canadian Union Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventists : Recommendations For Change Based On The Perceptions Of Leading Church Members, Donald Douglas Devnich

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Problem. In a changing society, organizations must innovate. To achieve productive change it is necessary that the organizational climate and its effect upon organizational personnel be understood. In the field of human resource management there is always a need for insights into psychological climate in order for organizational initiative and creativity to operate. It was the purpose of the present study to construct a patterned profile of how Seventh-day Adventist leading church members in Canada perceive the organizational climate, and to analyze the findings in relationship to creativity.

Method. The Litwin-Stringer Improved Climate Questionnaire was used to assess the perceived …