The influence of management training upon organizational climate: An exploratory study
研究评估了三种一线主管管理培训项目对组织氛围的影响，发现最注重过程的培训改变了主管对氛围的感知，但方向看似负面，实际可能促进了工作学习。
Abstract The influence of three management training programs (MT) for first line supervisors (foremen) upon organizational climate were evaluated using a questionnaire design with repeated testing and statistical controls. The main objective for two of the three MT programs under study was to change the organizational climate in a direction that would facilitate learning at work. Results indicate that the most process‐oriented training program did change the organizational climate, as perceived by the supervisors, but paradoxically in an apparently negative direction, especially as far as interpersonal conflicts and supervisorial skills were concerned. This finding is interpreted as reflecting changes in supervisors' perception of organizational climate without any necessary ‘real’ change in the climate itself. The supervisors' increased awareness of organizational climate factors was, on a theoretical basis, considered to facilitate learning at work, thus explaining the apparent paradox.