Impact of Organizational Climate on Leadership Effectiveness and Job Satisfaction Among Secondary School Principals
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31305/rrjss.2026.v06.n01.009Keywords:
Organizational Climate, Administrative Performance, Secondary School Principals, Government and Private Secondary Schools, Leadership Effectiveness, job satisfactionAbstract
This study looks at how organizational environment affects secondary school admins work satisfaction and effectiveness as leaders. Within schools, organizational environment affects their leadership behavior, cooperation, communication, and trust. A positive school atmosphere helps principals to perform their administrative duties efficiently. In this study, 50 secondary school principals were chosen at random. Questionnaires were sent to them and data was collected. After this, this data was analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and percentage analysis. The findings showed a favorable relationship between ‘organizational climate’, ‘job satisfaction’ and ‘leadership effectiveness’. Where ever, principals working in supportive contexts, a higher level of professional satisfaction and leadership performance improvement was observed. As per this study's findings, improving organizational environment can improve administrators and their school performance positively.
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