The Cultural Approach to the Formation of Organizational Climate
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Human Relations
- Vol. 45 (1) , 19-47
- https://doi.org/10.1177/001872679204500102
Abstract
This paper examines approaches to the formation of organizational climate. Three perspectives appearing in the literature the structural, the perceptual, and the interactive are identified and examined. Additionally, a perspective termed the "cultural approach" is developed. This approach posits that organizational climate arises from the intersubjectivity of members as they interact within a context established by an organization's culture. A definition of organizational climate, informed by this approach, is presented. Finally, distinctions between organizational climate and organizational culture are examined.Keywords
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