Leadership-Proximal Climate and Job Satisfaction in Local Government: An HR-Oriented Diagnostic

Fabricio Miguel Moreno-Menéndez, Rubén Darío Tapia-Silguera, Carlos Rosario Sánchez-Guzmán, Manuel Silva-Infantes, Waldir Alexis Sánchez-Mattos, Fernando Polo-Orellana, Richard Víctor Díaz-Urbano and Vicente González-Prida ()
Additional contact information
Fabricio Miguel Moreno-Menéndez: Faculty of Administrative and Accounting Sciences, Peruvian University of Los Andes, Huancayo 12000, Peru
Rubén Darío Tapia-Silguera: School of Engineering, Peruvian University of Los Andes, Huancayo 12000, Peru
Carlos Rosario Sánchez-Guzmán: School of Engineering, Peruvian University of Los Andes, Huancayo 12000, Peru
Manuel Silva-Infantes: Faculty of Health Sciences, Peruvian University of Los Andes, Huancayo 12000, Peru
Waldir Alexis Sánchez-Mattos: School of Engineering, Peruvian University of Los Andes, Huancayo 12000, Peru
Fernando Polo-Orellana: Faculty of Administrative and Accounting Sciences, Peruvian University of Los Andes, Huancayo 12000, Peru
Richard Víctor Díaz-Urbano: Faculty of Administrative and Accounting Sciences, Peruvian University of Los Andes, Huancayo 12000, Peru
Vicente González-Prida: Department of Industrial Management I, University of Seville, 41092 Seville, Spain

Administrative Sciences, 2025, vol. 15, issue 12, 1-22

Abstract: This study examines whether overall organizational climate (OC) and its five dimensions are positively associated with job satisfaction (JS) in a municipal administration. We conducted a cross-sectional, non-experimental, correlational survey using validated Likert-type instruments for OC (26 items; five dimensions) and JS (14 items), applying distribution-aware, non-parametric analyses (Shapiro–Wilk, Spearman’s ρ, two-sided p -values). The municipal workforce comprised N ≈ 143 employees (context frame); inferential estimates are reported for the OGAF analytic sub-sample (n = 35). OC was positively associated with JS. At the dimension level, communication and supervision aligned closely with JS, alongside self-realization; working conditions and job involvement showed positive but comparatively smaller associations. Findings translate into a decision-oriented lever map for HR in local government: institutionalize transparent two-way communication, develop coaching-oriented supervision, enhance job design for self-realization, and address salient working-condition gaps. Scope of inference is limited to the analytic sample reported. Future research should re-estimate the full frame and across units to improve generalizability.

Keywords: leadership; supervisory support; internal communication; organizational climate; job satisfaction; human resources; public administration; psychosocial factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L M M0 M1 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/15/12/465/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/15/12/465/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jadmsc:v:15:y:2025:i:12:p:465-:d:1804562

Access Statistics for this article

Administrative Sciences is currently edited by Ms. Nancy Ma

More articles in Administrative Sciences from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().