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ArticleHealth SA = SA Gesondheid2024

Influence of organisational climate on public service employee physical health.

Bianca I Chigbu, Willie Chinyamurindi, Chioneso S Marange

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Bianca I ChigbuDepartment of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4029-9580
Willie ChinyamurindiDepartment of Business Management, Faculty of Management and Commerce, University of Fort Hare, East London, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-4139-4224
Chioneso S MarangeDepartment of Statistics, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, East London, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8960-7268

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The working conditions in the South African public service, notably its challenging environment, pose significant threats to the physical health of employees. Calls exist in understanding how this can be addressed. Aim: The study investigated the predictors of physical health, accounting for the role of organisational climate and decent work. Setting: The study was conducted in Bisho in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Methods: An instrument was administered through a survey using a sample of 289 respondents. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to test the hypothesised relationships. Results: No significant direct effect existed to show that the sounder an organisational climate, the better the physical health of employees will be (β = -0.014, t = -0.199, Conclusion: Public service organisations need to pay attention to the role of its climate and decent working conditions in promoting employee physical health. Contribution: Interventions are needed centered on improving decent work and the organisational climate as identified predictors of employee physical health.

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decent workorganisational climatephysical healthpublic serviceSouth Africa

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PMCPMC11019337

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