Dimensions and Sources of Administrative Climate in Development Programs of Four Asian Nations.

Six dimensions of administrative climate (viz., pathology, impotence, futility, flexibility, effectiveness, and responsiveness) were identified and refined empirically through factor analysis of interview items about perceptions of the work environment in programs to improve rice production in Indonesia, Korea, the Philippines, and Thai- land. Analyses utilized within-nation variance in responses rather than the pooled variance across nations. Identification of the relationships between dimensions in each program provided insight into the shared perceptions of their administrative systems held by officials in the four programs. A preliminary analysis of sources of perceptions of administrative climate (viz., social back- grounds, personal attitudes, administrative careers, and administrative relations) strongly suggests that the concept of administrative climate is an amalgam of these motivational and structural elements in a perceived environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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