Organizational Climate and Employees’ Productivity: An Evidence of Selected Federal Universities in North Central Nigeria
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Date
2019
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Social Informatics, Business, Politics, L:aw & Technology Journal.
Abstract
Tertiary institutions in Nigeria especially in the North Central Region are increasing in number and the competition
among them is also becoming stiffer and universities may not be paying enough attention organizational climate
which in turn affects productivity of employees negatively. The study was aimed at examining the effects of
organizational Climate on the productivity of employees of selected tertiary institutions in North Central, Nigeria.
The study selected are University of Ilorin, Kwara State, University of Abuja, FCT, FUT Minna, Niger State and
Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State. Also, the study employed the primary means of data gathering using
questionnaire and a sample of 314 was taken out of a population of 3184 with the aid of Krejcie and Morgan’s
Table of Sample. Hence, this study revealed that organizational climate does affect employees’ motivation and
productivity through team work, reward, autonomy, training and development provided by the organization.
Additionally, this study concludes that employees’ motivation and productivity are significant determinants of
effective organizational climate. Lastly, this study recommends that organization should pay attention to issues
surrounding its environment in order to attain improved employees’ motivation and productivity at large.