Archives of Business Research – Vol.4, No.6
Publication Date: December. 25, 2016
DOI: 10.14738/abr.46.2494.
Lpez, C.D.J.G., Caraveo, M.D.C.S. & Perez, E.G.S. (2016). Organizational Climate and Oil Cmpanies. Multidimensional Study
with Workers from the Drilling Departmentin Tabasco, Mexic. Archives of Business Research, 4(6), 340-350.
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Organizational Climate and Oil Companies. Multidimensional
Study with Workers from the Drilling Department in Tabasco,
Mexico
Carlos de Jesús González López
Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco (México)
María Del Carmen Sandoval Caraveo
Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco (México)
Edith Georgina Surdez Pérez
Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco (México)
Abstract
The organizational climate is the perception of workers in a company about the
processes of the organization and the relationships among its members. The
aim of this study was to conduct a study of organizational climate to employees
working in an oil company located in Tabasco, Mexico. The research is
descriptive and correlational. The design is non-experimental with a
quantitative approach. A questionnaire with a Likert scale and reliability of
0.838 in the Cronbach Alpha coefficient was used. The dimensions of
organizational climate were autonomy, cohesion, support, work pressure and
innovation. The ANOVA analysis of variance reported a statistically significant
difference between cohesion and employment status; autonomy and work area.
The Pearson correlation indicated a weak correlation between the category of
worker and the dimension of autonomy. In conclusion, the results indicate a
favorable trend toward organizational climate.
Keywords: Organizational climate, cohesion, work pressure, oil workers, drilling.
INTRODUCTION
At present, the diversity of organizations that exist in Mexico need to face new and greater
challenges in order to be competitive in the field to be developed; given this reality, the human
capital of each organization becomes a fundamental pillar for the achievement of its objectives.
Every organization has a work environment that is perceived and experienced by the members
thereof, and considers the feel and react of each individual. This environment somehow affects
the performance of employees in the organization; the relationship between the worker and
his environment can provide satisfactory results, or conversely, can cause problems not only in
the performance of his work, but also personally. In this sense, Werther, Davis and Guzmán
(2014) argue that the deterioration of the work environment causes staff to lose enthusiasm
for their work, and this is reflected not only in higher levels of absenteeism and turnover rates,
but also in the slowness, reluctance and indifference that characterize the sclerotic institutions;
the staff start to psychologically drift apart from their work and dedicate to meet the minimum
required.