Organizational climate and its impacts on organizational commitment and perceived organizational performance: A comparison of State-owned and Non State-owned organizations in Vietnam

Abstract

Previous studies have shown that organizational climate has impacts on organizational commitment and perceived organizational performance. Organizational climate can be aspects of the environment that are consciously perceived and experienced by organizational members on a daily basis. A positive climate is argued to promote positive organizational commitment and perceived organizational performance. To test this argument in the context of Vietnam, the present paper is conducted with targets are Vietnam SOEs and Non SOEs. A total of 335 results were collected, including 178 and 157 answers from Non SOEs and SOEs respectively. This paper's findings confirmed a positive relationship between organizational climate and organizational commitment and perceived organizational performance in both cases. Despite receive favorable treatments from the State, Vietnam SOEs continue to be ineffective and inefficient. However, from the perspective of SOEs members, they perceive a positive organizational climate as they continue to enjoy the benefits and privileges of being SOEs' members. As a result, their analyses show stronger impacts of organizational climate on organizational commitment and perceived organizational commitment compared to Non SOEs'.