Organizational climate and job satisfaction of human capital: Differentiated factors in public and private organizations

Abstract

Organizational climate and job satisfaction are key intangible aspects for human resources management. The purpose of this paper is to study the relationship between these two concepts from the perception of employee. This research has an empirical, rational, and causal approach, observing the variables with no manipulation by the researcher and collecting data at specific points in time. Utilizing a survey, we created a non-probabilistic sample of 80 subjects. We characterized the population analyzed using descriptive statistics. The underlying structure of the concepts relevant to this research was determined by using data reduction statistics technique, confirming five factors of the organizational environment concept. Work emotions confirm the intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction model. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient above 0.70 shows the scale’s reliability. Additionally, we used the structural equation model to validate the hypothetical associations. Three factors of the corporate environment -affection, standards, and identity- showed positive and significant associations with intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction. The study found different perceptions in private organizations employees only in the association of identity and standards with intrinsic satisfaction. The results are relevant due to the positive contribution of the organizational climate to employee satisfaction and organizational performance.