Biographical and Climate Predictors of Job Satisfaction and Pride in Organization

Abstract

Six biographical and 14 climate perception correlates of employees' reported job satisfaction and pride in the organization in four public sector organizations were examined. The alpha reliability scores for the climate dimensions were satisfactory. Correlation analysis yielded correlations between climate factors and job satisfaction that ranged between -.12 and .51, with an average of .21. Correlations between climate and pride in the organization were nearly all positive but generally lower, ranging from -.08 to .53. A step-wise regression analysis was performed separately for each organization, on each of the two dependent variables (job satisfaction and pride). Overall climate factors emerged as more significant than biographical factors as predictors of satisfaction and pride. Predictor variables accounted for between 13% and 43% of the variance. Although some climate dimensions such as job variety, rewards, and recognition seemed to predict both satisfaction and pride, there were noticeable differences among the different organizations in the overall significance of climate and in the types of climate variables that emerged as significant predictors.