The Effect of Organizational Climate on Work Alienation: A Research for Gazi University Rectorate

Abstract

The work alienation is abstraction or departure of an employee from the organization in a physical or psychological sense. It is important to determine the factors that affect the alienation of the work. The organizational climate, which is regarded as one of these factors, is a measurable characteristic that the business environment is assumed to be directly or indirectly perceived by people living and working in the environment and will affect their motivations and behavior. The aim of this research is to explain the relationship between organizational climate and work alienation. Research is a quantitative research with relational. The population of the work is staff working in units affiliated to Gazi University Rectorate. As a result of the sampling, a total of 238 people were surveyed. The data of the survey was collected by the survey method. The survey consists of demographic information, organizational climate scale and work alienation scale. The Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated to determine the degree of relationship between organizational climate and work alienation. Linear regression analysis was performed to determine the effect of organizational climate on work alienation. As a result of the analysis, there is a significant, negative and medium-level relation between organizational climate and work alienation (r=-0.23; p<0.01) and when the organizational climate is positive the work alienation would diminish. According to regression analysis, a significant regression model explaining the organizational climate was found (Work Alienation = -0.350 Organizational Climate + 4.056; R2 = 0.053; p<0.05) and the changes that the staff goes through in work alienation can be explained by the 5% of the organizational climate. Organizational climate can be considered as an effective factor in studies investigating work alienation.