Design and psychometric validation of a of a measurement scale for organizational climate small and medium enterprises

Abstract

The objective of the study was to design and validate the psychometric properties of a measurement scale for organizational climate in small and medium enterprises. An empirical, retrospective, instrumental study was carried out, which involved a literature review, construction of the instrument, content validity and a pilot test in 109 participants, evaluating the relevance, representativeness and reliability of the items. It was then applied to 595 collaborators, whose responses allowed for discriminant analysis of items, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. The psychometric properties of the instrument made up of four dimensions were determined: a) organizational conditions, b) benefits, rewards and work development, c) sense of belonging, empowerment, and openness to change, and d) managerial leadership, communication, and interpersonal relationships. It is concluded that the scale can be applied to evaluate the organizational climate.