The study only examined two groups within one organization

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Evidence profile

Sourced from the future-work section and stated challenges and stated research gap and limitations section of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1977 and 1982, spanning 3 journals.

Supporting evidence — 7 representative gaps

• An Epistemic Status Study of the Concept of Organisational Climate (1982) · Sociological Bulletin · doi

  Future research should focus on developing independent measures of organizational climate. The paper suggests that a long-term, dynamic perspective is needed to appreciate the causal impact of organizational climate on behavior. Further studies should investigate the relationship between organizational climate and structural variables.

  generalfuture-work section
  Keywords: future research focus developing independent measures organizational climate
• An Epistemic Status Study of the Concept of Organisational Climate (1982) · Sociological Bulletin · doi

  The concept of organizational climate is often difficult to define and measure. Perceptual variation can be a challenge in evaluating the objectivity of climate. The paper highlights the need for independent measures of organizational climate.

  generalstated challenges
  Keywords: concept organizational climate often difficult define measure perceptual
• Measurement of Group Climate (1981) · International Journal of Group Psychotherapy · doi

  The paper identifies a gap in the literature for a brief and easy-to-complete self-report measure of group climate. It notes that prior measures have limitations, such as being too long or having inadequate factor-analytic samples.

  generalstated research gap
  Keywords: paper identifies gap literature brief easy-to-complete self-report measure
• Measurement of Group Climate (1981) · International Journal of Group Psychotherapy · doi

  The paper suggests that future research could evaluate the impact of various leadership styles on group climate using the GCQ. It also suggests that the GCQ could be used to support construct validity in future studies.

  generalfuture-work section
  Keywords: paper suggests future research evaluate impact various leadership
• Group climate: An exploratory analysis of construct validity (1977) · Organizational Behavior and Human Performance · doi

  There is a lack of clarity concerning the nature of the group climate construct. There is a need to conceptually delimit the group climate construct from other climate and climate-like constructs. There is a need to examine the practical utility of the group climate construct in predicting behavior.

  generalstated research gap
  Keywords: there lack clarity concerning nature group climate construct
• Group climate: An exploratory analysis of construct validity (1977) · Organizational Behavior and Human Performance · doi

  Investigations dealing with covariates such as process, structure, and performance will be necessary to establish the construct's nomological net. Future research should examine the practical utility of the group climate construct in predicting behavior. Future research should explore the generalizability of the results to other groups and organizations.

  generalfuture-work section
  Keywords: investigations dealing covariates process structure performance necessary establish
• Group climate: An exploratory analysis of construct validity (1977) · Organizational Behavior and Human Performance · doi

  The study only examined two groups within one organization. The study used a limited number of climate measures. The study did not examine the practical utility of the group climate construct in predicting behavior.

  generallimitations section
  Keywords: study only examined two groups within one organization

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