The impact of organizational climate dimensions on school performance: A study of UAE K-12 private school managers
List of Authors
  • Alaa Aljuburi , Azam Othman

Keyword
  • Organizational climate dimensions, school performance, school managers, k-12, United Arab Emirates

Abstract
  • This study was aimed to investigate whether the United Arab Emirates (UAE) K-12 school managers are conversant with school organizational climate (SOC) in maintaining school performance (SP), and to explore which school organizational climate (SOC) dimensions is mostly observed by the school managers in upholding the school performance. This study also investigated the significant relationship between SOC and school performance (SP) and established whether SOC as a whole or any of its dimensions is a significant predictor of school performance based on the perceptions of UAE K-12 private school managers. The questionnaire used was adapted from Jeswani and Dave, and Lasisi. Utilizing the mean scores, correlation matrix and regression analyses, the findings revealed relatively moderate positive awareness of the school managers about SOC. The findings also showed that there is a significant correlation between SOC and SP, and that SOC is also a significant predictor of SP. Nevertheless, of the SOC dimensions, only communication and supervision were discovered as significant predictors of school performance. On the other hand, orientation, decision-making, and reward management proved to be critical dimensions of SOC as they were found wanting in contributing to the prediction of the study’s model. This issue can be resolved by enhancing the approach used in implementing orientation, decision-making and reward management within the context of the UAE K-12 schools. As an implication, UAE government, education policy makers as well as school managers are encouraged to create and sustain SOC as it proved to be a significant predictor of school performance.

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