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The Creative Ecosystem. Second Factor: the Work Climate

1. Aspects of the Work Climate

Work climate is a concept usually found in management literature. The basic definition is attributed to Litwin and Stringer (1968). According to them, it concerns the measurable elements of work environment that have an effect on commitment, motivation and behaviour.

So what are these elements, and how do they affect us? How can we measure them? How do they influence your innovative behaviour, and are there gender differences? What can you do if you find that your own climate is unsatisfactory?

There are a large number of factors that make up the work climate of an organization, and in order to understand them and manage them, it is very useful to divide ...

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