Abstract

This study seeks to investigate the relationship of the organizational climate and the quality of working life with productivity of the staff of Telecommunication Company of Tehran. This study is a correlative descriptive research. The statistical universe comprises 588 people-all the regular and contractual employees. The sample including 234 employees was selected by a simple random sampling method. The data were collected through the organizational climate questionnaire, the quality of working life questionnaire and productivity questionnaire. To determine questionnaire reliability, Cronbach's alpha method was adopted and adequacy of all tools was approved. Data gathered by the Pearson Correlation Coefficient, Multiple Regression Analyses Correlation Coefficients and Route Analysis were analyzed. The results reveal a statistically positive and significant relationship between the organizational climate and productivity and between the quality of working life dimensions and productivity. Organizational climate is an effective variable on the quality of working life and has a direct effect on the productivity.

Keywords:

Organizational climate, productivity, Telecommunication Company of Tehran, the quality of working life,

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