Research trends on organizational climate in universities: a bibliometric analysis
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Bibliometrics, Organizational Climate, Universities, TrendsAbstract
The objective of this article was to characterize the global scientific production regarding trends in studies on organizational climate in universities. The importance of studying organizational climate lies in its direct influence on behaviors, well-being, motivation, creativity, and the performance of personnel. To carry out this study, it was necessary to conduct a review in the Scopus and Web of Science databases for the last 12 years, from 2012 to October 2023, extracting 1131 and 346 documents, respectively. A bibliometric analysis was performed, examining the variable of organizational climate in a descriptive manner. The analysis was based on the review of previously published scientific documents, using search elements based on keywords such as "organizational climate" OR "organizational environment" AND university, with data analysis and co-occurrence analysis using the VOS Viewer tool and R software. Among the results, the author Schneider Ben and the journal Frontiers in Psychology stand out, and the countries with the highest number of research are the United States, China, and Malaysia. In conclusion, the emerging trends from the analysis on organizational climate in universities include performance, job satisfaction, workplace, perceptions, impact, behavior, mental health, safety and health at work, engagement, workload, culture, leadership, and knowledge management, representing 10 themes that marked higher frequency in global scientific production.
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