Page No 71-76
Promila Agarwal
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Organizational climate is a set of properties of the work environment, perceived directly
or indirectly by the employees. Organization climate not only infl uences employee
behavior, but is an important predictor of organizational success. This study argues
that organizational climate cannot be studied in isolation. This article conceptually
proposes organizational climate model linking the antecedents and consequences of
organization climate to organizational climate strength. The cognitive schema approach
and the shared perception approach have received substantial patronage in studying
organization climate. It contributes to the theory by identifying gaps in the literature and
by providing further research direction. It attempts to examine the moderating effect due
to strength of organization climate between organization climate and its outcomes. It
emphasizes the assessment and measurement issues of the organization climate. This
article concludes with theoretical and practical implications of organization climate for
practitioners. Further, it provides suggestion to make organizational climate instrumental
in organization success