RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AND LABOR SATISFACTION IN WORKERS AT A CHILEAN REGIONAL PUBLIC UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The objective of the study was to establish the relationship between the perception of the organizational climate and the job satisfaction of workers of a Chilean public university. Research adheres to the quantitative paradigm. The sample was 42 administrative workers to whom the Koys and DeCotiis organizational climate scales and the S20/23 Job Satisfaction questionnaire were applied. The results indicate that there are adequate levels of job satisfaction, direct and statistically significant relationship between levels of job satisfaction and the dimensions of the organizational climate. It is suggested to strengthen a positive organizational climate to contribute to adequate job satisfaction of workers.