Natalia Córdoba-Velásquez (Director) IR Institutional Planning, Research and Effectiveness INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH Function Natalia Córdoba-Velásquez (Director) IR September 30th 2016 Climate Survey Forum Dr. Lofman

Agenda A. What is Organizational Climate? B. Why is Hartnell conducting this study? C. Who would conduct the study? D. How is this study conducted? E. How can you help? F. Questions Natalia

What is Organizational Climate? “An organizational climate refers to the conditions within an organization as viewed by its employees. The conditions describe the practices involved in communication, conflict, leadership, sense of belonging, diversity, compensation and/or rewards.” adapted from [reference] An organization's climate is determined by the actions and values that organizational members have in common. This includes widely-held but unofficial beliefs, shared values, typical behaviors, behavioral patterns and mission statements. The climate occurs on many levels. There is an overarching atmosphere that impacts the entire organization. In addition, individual units within the larger group often function within their own specific environmental conditions. The climate affects the employees' job satisfaction and stress levels.

What is Organizational Climate? In Hartnell’s case, organizational climate refers to conditions within the campus as viewed by students, faculty, staff and administrators. An organization's climate is determined by the actions and values that organizational members have in common to the point of being perceived by others. . This includes widely-held but unofficial beliefs, shared values, typical behaviors, behavioral patterns and mission statements. The climate occurs on many levels. There is an overarching atmosphere that impacts the entire organization. In addition, individual units within the larger group often function within their own specific environmental conditions. The climate affects the employees' job satisfaction and stress levels.

Leadership

Diversity

Team work

Communication / Freedom

Compensation/ Rewards

Academic excellence

Financial Opportunities

Staff development

Safety

What is Organizational Climate? Perceptions Experiences (Self, Others) Observations Past Experiences

What is Organizational Climate? Discrimination and Harassment Positive & Negative Cross-racial Interaction Diversity Academic Validation in the Classroom Satisfaction with Diverse Perspectives Student Financial Difficulty Interpersonal Validation Sense of Belonging Curriculum of Inclusion Co-Curricular Diversity Activities Navigational Action Student Support Services Integration of Learning Habits of Mind Pluralistic Orientation Social Action Civic Engagement Student Enrollment Mobility Per for mance An organization's climate is determined by the actions and values that organizational members have in common. This includes widely-held but unofficial beliefs, shared values, typical behaviors, behavioral patterns and mission statements. The climate occurs on many levels. There is an overarching atmosphere that impacts the entire organization. In addition, individual units within the larger group often function within their own specific environmental conditions. The climate affects the employees' job satisfaction and stress levels.

Strategic Planning Performance Improvement Why is Hartnell conducting this study? Strategic Planning Performance Natalia Improvement

Who would conduct the study? 21 Vendors, Top 4, Top 1 Standard instrument, all campus groups, comparison analysis, raw data Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) The Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) UCLA The longest-running and largest longitudinal study of the American higher education system with data on over 15 million students at 1,900+ institutions spanning the last 44 years.

How is this study conducted? - Online survey/Paper Alisal - Three different surveys Students (DLE) Faculty (Faculty HERI) Staff/Administrators (NEW) Open for 4 to 6 weeks Results with comparison groups Dissemination of results

How is this study conducted? Online survey/Paper Alisal Census (All population) 4 Reminders - Three different surveys Students (DLE) Faculty (Faculty HERI) Staff/Administrators (NEW) Open for 4 to 6 weeks Results with comparison groups Dissemination of results

Sharing communication pieces Suggesting Questions Taking the survey! How can you help? Telling the story…. (Students, peers, co-workers, fellow faculty) Sharing communication pieces Suggesting Questions Taking the survey! Reading results! Participate to improve!

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