INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This paper is on Influence of organizational climate on the management of human resources in
Colleges of Education in Nigeria. Organization climate is the element of a professional environment
that has a strong influence on the action and performance of the employees working in that
workplace. It indicates whether the expectations and beliefs of the individuals are fulfilled. The paper
therefore looked at the concept of organizational climate from the global perspective and narrows it
down to educational institutions in Nigeria, specifically colleges of education. The paper also
explains the role of colleges of education in our educational system. in addition, the paper identified
and discussed ways to improve organizational climate in our educational institutions such as;
identifying the current state of organizational climate, raise awareness about the mission of the
organization among others. Types of organizational climate were further outlined and discussed
extensively. Among the types of organizational climate are open climate, autonomous climate,
familiar climate among others. The importance of human resources in an organization and the
management of human resources were also discussed. It is important to note that there are factors that
affect the climate of a given educational institutions of which colleges of education in Nigeria are not
exempted; such factors were identified in this paper. However, the paper deems it necessary to
discussed three key areas to justify the title: influence of leadership style on the management of
human resources in colleges of education in Nigeria, influence of communication on the management
of human resources in colleges of education in Nigeria and influence of motivation on the
management of human resources in colleges of education in Nigeria. The paper concluded that all
organizations has human elements that must interact and collaborate with one another in order to
achieve the organizational goals, that aspect is indeed the organizational climate determine the
ambient of the organization. All educational managers must therefore take cognizance of that in order
to succeed. It was recommended that those factors that identified as capable of affecting
organizational climate of our educational institutions should be avoided by all means.