The Relationship between Work Engagement Behavior and Perceived Organizational Support and Organizational Climate

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between work engagement and perceived organizational support and organizational climate. The present study, in which quantitative methods have been used, is carried out in the relational screening model. Perceived organizational support scale, organizational climate scale, and work engagement scale, which was adapted into Turkish, were used as measurement instruments. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. The population consists of classroom and in-field teachers working in primary and secondary schools in the central districts of Dulkadiroglu and Onikisubat in the province of Kahramanmaras in 2014-2015 academic year. 23 institutions and 433 teachers were chosen as the sample from the whole population. The results of the study suggested that there is a positive and significant relationship between work engagement behaviors of teachers and perceived organizational support and organizational climate and that organizational climate and perceived organizational support had a positive and highly significant relationship.

Keywords: Organization, Management, Work Engagement, Organizational Climate, Perceived Organizational Support