Organization Climate Survey

To use the Survey

- Copy and paste the Survey into your word processing program. (In Word, use narrow margins.)
- If needed, modify it to suit your organization.
- Print a copy for each person. (You may choose to omit these instructions, or you may leave them.)
- Have each team member privately complete the questionnaire. No names!
- Confidentially tally the results by marking everyone’s Xs, Os, and Checkmarks on one blank. Destroy their originals.
- Discuss only the combined results.

Organization Climate Survey

For each question mark an ” X ” where you personally experience the item. Mark with an ” O ” where you feel it should be (where you would like it to be.)

1. What is the direction of information flow?	Downward	Mostly downward	Down and up	Down, up and sideways
2. How accurate are upward communications?	Often wrong	Censored for the boss	Limited accuracy	Accurate
3. How well do you feel your manager knows the problems you face?	Not well	Some knowledge	Quite well	Very well
4. How much trust and confidence do you feel is shown towards you?	None	Pretend to	Once in a while	Complete
5. How inspired are you by your manager?	Not at all	Sometimes	Usually	Always
6. In difficult situations, does your manager back you?	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always
7. How much are fear and threats used to motivate?	Entirely	Frequently	Little	Very little
8. How much are reward and involvement used to motivate?	Very little	Some	Frequently	Entirely
9. Do you feel involved in decisions that affect you and your work?	Not at all	Occasionally consulted	Generally consulted	Fully involved
10. Who clearly understands the goals of the company?	Only top manager	Top and middle	Fairly widespread	Everyone
11. What are activity, production, and other measurement data used for?	Policing, and punishment	Reward and punishment	Reward, some self-guidance	Self-guidance, and problem-solving

12. Put a checkmark next to those items you feel are the most significant and are worth discussing in a group meeting.

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