This article examines the impact of organizational climate components upon engineers' commitment to, and identification with, their employing organizations. The application of multiple regression analysis indicates that a significant proportion of the variance of the dependent variables can be accounted for by organizational climate scores.
Based on data obtained from 359 idea evaluators, canonical correlation analysis was used to examine the relationship between several organizational factors and a set of criteria used in the evaluation of technical ideas. In contrast to other studies, it was found that organizational factors—assessed in terms of organizational climate—could be explained in terms of two dimensions: organizational clarity and risk. Technical evaluation criteria could be explained in terms of professional self‐gratification and organizational responsibility. In light of the multivariate relationship among the two sets of factors, a number of organizational design implications are outlined.
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