The Effects of Higher Education’s Institutional Organizational Climate on Performance Satisfaction: Perceptions of University Faculty in Taiwan

The performance of higher education institutions in the world has become an emergent issue. Asian countries tried to offer more autonomy to universities; consequently, universities moved toward scientific management and emphasized organizational performance and efficiency. Taiwan is no exception to this trend. Thus, studying the institutional organizational climate in higher education is critical for current higher education changes in Taiwan, and it is even more important to study organizational climate’s effects on universities. This research developed a questionnaire to explore Taiwanese university faculty members ’ perceived institutional organizational climate and their satisfaction with teaching and research in the last five years. The findings of this research implicate that gender difference is an important factor to consider when university administration wants to enhance the internal organizational climate in Taiwan. Years of employment, university history, and research field all have different effects on faculty members ’ perceived organizational climate aspects. Implications for policy making and future researches are discussed in this research article