The relationship between organizational commitment and organizational climate in manufacturing

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between organizational commitment and organizational climate. Subjects were chosen from three large Australian automotive component manufacturing companies. A questionnaire was administered to 1,413 employees from forty-two countries of origin. A 97.8 percent response rate yielded 1,382 usable questionnaires. A significant correlation (.66) between organizational commitment and organizational climate was discovered.

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