Factors of short-term change in workplace climate

ショクバ　フウド　ノ　タンラクテキ　ヘンカ　ヨウイン

タカハラ, リュウジ

Takahara, Ryuji

宮本, 友介

ミヤモト, ユウスケ

Miyamoto, Yusuke

釘原, 直樹

クギハラ, ナオキ

Kugihara, Naoki

オオサカ ダイガク ダイガクイン ニンゲン カガク ケンキュウカ タイジン シャカイ シンリガク ケンキュウシツ

意識調査コンサルテーション

アクション・リサーチ

組織開発

workplace climate

attitude survey consultation

action research

organization development

Action research in an industrial organization is often conducted at intervals of a year or more, and　used for medium- to long-term measurement and intervention. However, changes in the workplace climate may occur in the short-term. This study investigates short-term change factors in the workplace using the data of the action research project, which conducted four attitude surveys at intervals of about three months in the administrative divisions branch in a labor union of a manufacturing company. Factor analysis of workplace climate showed four factors: "job performance", "achievement", "activeness", and "improvement activities". Analysis of the entire branch showed a significant change of "activeness" over seven months. Examination of the aggregate data by team revealed that some events in the workplace were related to changes in workplace climate. However, there were few events constantly related to one specific climate at all times of the surveys. The results indicate that a short-term change of workplace could occur in about half a year. However change factors may be inconsistent because of work schedules or situations of organization.

宮本, 友介

釘原, 直樹