KÜLTÜREL YAKLAŞIM BOYUTUYLA ÖRGÜTSEL ÎKLÎM

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This article examines approaches to the formation of organizational climate. Three perspectives appearing in the literature which are the structural, the perceptual and the interactive arc identified and examined. Additionaly, a perspective termed the “Cultural approach” is developed. This approach posits that organizational climate arises from the intersubjecdvity of members as they interact within a context established by an organization’s culture. A definition of organizational climate, informed by this approach, is present. Finally, distincdons between organizational climate and organizational culture are examined