The Role of Organisational Climate in Determining Academicians’ Organisational Loyalty

Abstract

Climate for an organisation is somewhat like the personality for a person. One of the most important factors for organisational goal achievement of any type is human resource working in different organisational climate. This research is then aimed at dealing with the role of selected organisational climate dimensions in determining academicians' organisational loyalty in the case of Debre Berhan and Wollo University during the year of 2015/16. A total of 216 respondents were selected using a stratified probability sampling technique from each school found in the university. The researchers used two separate instruments organisational Climate Questionnaire and Affective Organisational Commitment Questionnaire to measure organisational climate and academicians' organisational loyalty respectively. Finally, the responses of the respondents were analysed using SPSS (version 20.0). The findings of the study revealed that there is significant positive relationship between four dimensions of organisational climate and affective dimension of academicians' organisational commitment, i.e. management and leadership style (B=.235, p<.001), Suitable career ladder (B=.195, p<.05), personnel policies (B=.177, p<.05) and fringe benefit and salary package (B=.154, p<.05). And also it has been proved that the organisational climate has a significant role in determining academicians organisational loyalty (R2=.257) which is significant at p=.001. So, the institution's leaders should improve the level of employees' commitment, especially effective commitment (organisational loyalty) dimension, and retain them through facilitating those dimensions of organisational climate along with the rest dimensions to properly retain and enhance academicians' affection towards their institution.