The Effects of Organizational Climate Factors on Industrial Training Outcomes.

Abstract

An extensive evaluation was conducted of,a training program on industrial safety that was designed to change employee attitudes and behaviors in relation to energy control and poWer lockout .(ECPL), i.e., closing down an assembly line while completing diagnostic or repair tasks. The research question was aimed at determining the effects of entry perceptions of organizational climate factors on training outcomes. Materials for the professionally designed and developed program consisted of eight modules, a videotape, an instructor's manual, a participant's workbook, and a portable pocket manual. Participants, consisting of both hourly personnel and salaried and supervisory personnel, completed a questionnaire prior to and within 30-90 days after the training. The training outcomes used were gain scores calculated from preand posttest measures of knowledge of ECPL procedures, attitudes toward safety on the job, on-the-job application of general safety precautions, and on-the-job applications of specific behaviors related to ECPL procedures. Organizational climate factors were measured by employee perceptions of 20 different climate elements. The results support only one of four,hypotheses; i.e., organizational climate variables influence specific on-the-job behavior directly related to the training content. It is concluded that designers of industrial training programs need to consider all of the factors that affect the learning process--with emphasis on the principles of adult learning--as well as the systematic procedures of designing programs, materials, and media. Six figures, 5 tables, and 14 references are included. (BBM) *****************************7***************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************....**********************************************t*

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