Emerging need of improving organizational climate for better productivity of scientists in agricultural university: Sociological and psychological dimensions

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Jyoti Rani, P.S. Malik and S. S. Sangwan (Department of Sociology, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana)

The organizational climate prevailing in an institution influences its functioning, besides affecting the productivity and sufficiency of the scientists. Inter personal relationships, cooperation, team work, conflict, trust worthiness, motivation, attitude, interest, commitment influence the organizational climate. The study is based on the primary data collected from 70 social and home scientists selected through census method from various departments, such as Sociology, Extension Education, Agricultural Economics, Child Development, Family Resource Management, Clothing and Textile and Foods and Nutrition. The data reveal that maximum number of respondents had the prevalence of moderate, high and low levels on intra-inter personal relationships among various departments of social and home sciences. Majority of them had the prevalence of moderate level of cooperation and high level of team work followed by low and high level of conflict. Medium level followed by high and low levels of trust worthiness was noticed from the majority of the respondents. Maximum number of scientists received moderate level of motivation from the higher authorities. Periodic training in the socio-psychological aspects to the scientists was identified to upgrade their efficiency and productivity.