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Analysis of work climate perceptions and performance of research and development units

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This paper reports findings from a study on the perceptions of work climate and the patters of relationships between work climate dimensions and performance of research and development units in six countries. The study is based on the analysis of the subset of date collected in Argentina, Egypt, India, Republic of Korea, Poland and UkSSR for the second round of International Comparative Study on the Organization and Performance of Research Units. The following dimensions of work climate have been usec: morale, openness, job satisfaction, work contacts, career opportunities, satisfaction with supervisor, information on research plans, research autonomy. Stepwise regression analyses were carrier out separately for each country and also on global sample to find out the important dimensions of work climate in explaining the variations in the performance of R&D units. The set of work climate dimensions are related separately for two different measures of performance of research units, viz. (1) scientific effectiveness; and (2) user-oriented effectiveness. The implications of this study for management of research and development groups are discussed.

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  1. Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India

    Prithpal Singh

  2. National Institute of Science, Technology and Developments Studies, New Delhi, India

    V. S. R. Krishnaiah

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Singh, P., Krishnaiah, V.S.R. Analysis of work climate perceptions and performance of research and development units. Scientometrics 17, 333–351 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02026416

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