A study of organizational climate in professional college libraries and information centres in Mangalore city

Abstract

Attempts to find the significant difference among the types of professional college libraries with regard to organizational climate and to identify the factors of organizational climate which are responsible for better organizational climate and employee satisfaction. Survey of 72 library professionals working in professional college libraries in Mangalore shows that job security, performance evaluation and guidance, appointments and promotions play a positive role in the level of satisfaction, while responsibility and decision making aspects play a negative role. Concludes that by providing better physical facilities, strengthening the reward system, maintaining better interpersonal relations, job security, and promotion facilities provide for increased level of satisfaction that leads to better organizational climate.