Societal beliefs, organizational climate, and managers' self-perceptions

Abstract

This study examines how traditional societal beliefs affect organizational climate, and how the two, independently or jointly, shape managers' self-perceptions. It also investigates the impact of the levels of development on societal beliefs, organizational climate, and managers' self-perceptions. Results confirmed that the traditional societal beliefs affect organizational climate; but it is the organizational climate that has a deeper impact on managers' self-perceptions. The article highlights the importance of creating work-centric and caring organizations.