Organizational climate, job satisfaction and intention to leave among academic and non-academic staffs: A case of Universiti Teknologi Mara Sarawak, Samarahan / Hasliza Haji Hadadak... [et al.]

The purpose of this study is to determine the level of organizational climate, job satisfaction and intention to leave among academic and non-academic staffs of UiTM Sarawak, Samarahan. The respondents in this study are the staffs of UiTM Sarawak, Samarahan only. The study used the structured questionnaire and divided into components of organizational climate, which are organization design, communication, teamwork, leadership, decision making, culture and motivation. There is also section for job satisfaction and intention to leave, and demographic variables in the questionnaire. The findings revealed that organizational climate components have a positive relationship with job satisfaction and significantly inverse relationship with all academic staffs’ intention to leave. For non-academic staffs, there are positive significant relationship between the organizational climate and job satisfaction, and significant relationship for organizational climate and intention to leave. For independent T-Test by gender, the results show no significant difference for both academic and non-academic with all components of organizational climate, job satisfaction and intention to leave. This research is very important as it reveals areas that need improvement and attention by the management. As employees are the critical asset of organization, the management should take care the employees not only physically but also mentally and emotionally. The results of this study are useful to better understand of the influence of organizational climate to job satisfaction and intention to leave among the employees. It is suggested for further research should be carried out focusing on relationship with superior and opportunity for promotion.