The organizational climate in university libraries: a study of sectoral libraries of the Federal University of Pernambuco

• Published in: Biblios : revista electrónica de bibliotecología y ciencias de la información 2015-11 (60), p.76-91
• Main Authors: Silva, Andrea Maria da, Azevedo, Alexander Willian, Pinho, Fabio Assis
• Format: Article
• Language: eng ; por ; spa
• Subjects: Academic libraries; Bibliotecas universitárias; Clima organizacional; Colaboradores; Employees; Leadership; Organizações; Studies; Teamwork
• ISSN: 1562-4730
• DOI: 10.5195/biblios.2015.214

Objective. This study investigates the perceptions of organizational climate of the employees working in the sector libraries at the Federal University of Pernambuco, in relation to leadership, communication, motivation and teamwork. Method. To achieve the proposed objective a survey was conducted with a questionnaire being answered by forty employees, viewing information on the organizational climate experienced in the sector libraries. Results. The main results of the survey indicated a predominantly satisfactory organizational climate in the analyzed libraries, considering that the organizational atmosphere proved to be sound, mingled with leaders and their teams, open to dialogue with professionals conducive to exercise a job competently. Conclusions. It is understood that the study of organizational climate in academic libraries is of paramount importência in order libraries are living, social and active organizations composed of human, technological, material, financial, which together need to perform with excellence the organizational climate