ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION OF THE STUDENT LEADERS AT ONE UNIVERSITY IN THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA

Abstract

As the main purpose of this study is to observed the organizational climate of the student organizations and the commitment of the student leaders in the realization of the organization at Laguna State Polytechnic University- Santa Cruz Campus goal and objectives. This study utilized the quantitative research method, which is collecting and analyzing numerical data. Moreover, it also used a purposive process of gathering, analyzing, classifying, and tabulating data about prevailing conditions, practices, beliefs, processes, trends, and cause-effect relationships and then making an adequate and accurate interpretation of such data with or without the aid of statistical methods (Calderon and Gonzales, 2014).  A purposive sampling technique is a non-probability sample that is selected based on the characteristics of a population and the objective of the study. Purposive sampling is also known as judgmental, selective, or subjective sampling. Ninety (90) elected student leaders in different organizations are the respondents of the study at the Laguna State Polytechnic University-Santa Cruz Campus. The findings of the study revealed, that the Quality Service attained the highest among the student leaders and was as shown by the weighted mean of 5.82 with overall standard deviation of 0.19 in the Organization Climate. In the Status of Organizational Commitment, Affective Commitment it denotes that the respondents strongly agree that they are willing to put in a great deal of effort beyond what is normally expected in order to help their organization to be successful, as evident by the highest mean (M=5.88; SD=0.11).