Organizational Climate and Its Effect on the Quality of the Decision-Making in Government Institutions

Abstract

This paper attempts to analyze how the environment influences the decision-making capability of government organizations, with emphasis on the Iraqi ministry of planning. The study seeks to evaluate how the various dimensions of organizational climate, such as leadership, communication, trust, and participation, affect the rationality, timeliness, efficacy, and transparency of administrative decisions. The paper contributes to scholarship by providing empirical evidence from the Iraqi public sector, which constitutes a vast area of research in organizational and administrative studies. This paper is a result of the combination of theory and empirical research on organizational climate/decision making and a numerical descriptive-analytical study. The author conducted a survey on several department staff members, which was analyzed using the appropriate statistical techniques. The results showed that, in each organizational climate dimension, the quality of decision making improved, and leadership and participation were the most notable ones. The findings revealed that a positive climate in the organization increases the administrative climate as well