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The present study is an attempt to analyse the organisational climate of professional and non-professional colleges of Indore Division from the perception of the staff members, including teaching and non-teaching employees. A sample of 120 faculty members and 76 non-teaching employees from 15 professional colleges and a sample of 111 faculty members and 82 non-teaching employees from 20 non-professional colleges is used. The findings show that organisational climate as perceived by employees of professional and non-professional colleges does not differ significantly. The employees belonging to teaching departments have better perception of organisational climate than that of non-teaching employees. The employees in the older age group perceive climate in better way than that of young employees. Female employees are more positive in their perception as compared to their male counterparts. The postgraduate employees have better perception of organisational climate than that of their undergraduate colleagues.

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A Study of Organisational Climate of Professional and Non-Professional Colleges

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