STUDY OF ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AND JOB SATISFACTION AMONG EMPLOYEES OF PRIVATE COMPANIES IN JEDDAH

Abstract

This paper has examined the relationship between organizational climate and employee satisfaction in Saudi Arabia.  This study was done based on quantitative approach. The sample of this work consisted of 50 employees from private companies at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Data collection was carried out using survey questionnaire. The organization climate was analyzed in terms of work environment, management effectiveness, gender issues, and job satisfaction. The outcome of this work has shown that for work environment, the employees are satisfied with the organization climate in terms of cleanliest, overall job security, safe surrounding environment and work culture. As for management effectiveness factor, the results have shown that employees are satisfied with the management effectiveness in the aspect of communication, respect, skills utilization, suggestion consideration, and good understanding of management. In addition, the result of this work has shown that the employees were not subjected to gender inequalities. Furthermore, majority of the employee are satisfied with their job. Thus, overall, the outcome of this work has confirmed that there is relationship between organization climate and job satisfaction among employees