- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- A study of the relationship between organizational climate and job satisfaction in the Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services, 1991
- Creator:
- Dye, Clinton E.
- Date of Original:
- 1991-07-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The purpose of the study was to investigate the following: the climate factors and their impact on the perception of overall organizational climate; the work dimensions and their impact on the perception of overall job satisfaction; and the strength of the relationships between the work dimensions and climate factors. A secondary purpose of the study was to delineate composite characteristics of those respondents who demonstrated the highest degree of job satisfaction. It is anticipated that the results of this study will contribute to the existing body of research on the relationship between organizational climate and job satisfaction while adding to the knowledge base relative to the interaction between organization and individual. Additionally, it was hoped that a profile of the most satisfied workers would enhance the ability to successfully manage human service organizations. This study employed the correlational design. Data were gathered through the use of a questionnaire consisting of three parts: demographic information, the Job Descriptive Index (JDI), and the Organizational Climate Instrument (Form B). The .05 level of significance was used for determining the significance of the relationships studied. The subjects for this study consisted of one hundred fifty-three (153) employees of the Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services. The subjects were of both gender, multi-ethnic backgrounds, and ranged in age from 25- 66 years old. The findings in the study indicated the following: 1. The variables highly predictive of job satisfaction were perceptions of supervision (beta weight .456), and perceptions of the work itself (beta weight .365). 2. The variables highly predictive or organizational climate were perceptions of reward (beta weight .554), and perceptions of decision-making (beta weight .435). 3. While there was a statistically significant relationship between job satisfaction and organizational climate (-.433**), not all of the work dimensions were found to have statistically significant relationships with the climate factors. 4. Demographically, while the most satisfied respondents (24) shared similar characteristics with respondents in the study sample, they were slightly older, but with shorter lengths of employment than respondents in the study sample.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1991_dye_clinton_e.pdf
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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