HRD Climate Survey
HRD Climate Survey
HRD Climate Survey
A number of statements are given below which describe the HRD climate of your
organisation. Please give your assessment of the HRD climate in your organisation by rating
your organisation on each statement using the five point scale. A rating of 4 indicates that the
statement is almost all true with your organisation; a rating of 3 indicates that the statement is
mostly true; a rating of 2 indicates that the statement is sometimes true; a rating of 1 indicates
that the statement is rarely true; and a rating of 0 indicates that the statement is not at all true
about your organisation.
4 = almost always true ; 3 = mostly true; 2 = sometimes true; 1 = rarely true; 0 = not at all
true
1. The top management of this organisation goes out of its way to make sure that the
employees enjoy their work. ( )
2. The top management believes that human resources are an extremely important resource
and that they have to be treated more humanly. ( )
5. The top management is willing to invest a considerable part of their time and other
resources to ensure the development of employees. ( )
6. Senior Officers/executives in this organisation take active interest in their juniors and help
them learn their job. ( )
7. People lacking competence in doing their jobs are helped to acquire competence rather
than being left unattended. ( )
8. The managers in this organisation believe that employee behaviour can be changed and
people can be developed at any stage of their life. ( )
10. Employees in this organisation are very informal and do not hesitate to discuss their
personal problems with their supervisors. ( )
11. The psychological climate in this organisation is very conducive to any employee
interested in developing himself by acquiring new knowledge and skills. ( )
12. Seniors guide their juniors and prepare them for future responsibilities/roles they are
likely to take up. ( )
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13. The top management of this organisation makes efforts to identify and utilise the potential
of the employees. ( )
14. Promotion decisions are based on the suitability of the promotee rather than on
favouritism. ( )
15. There are mechanisms in this organisation to reward any good work done or any
contribution made by employees. ( )
16. When an employee does good work his/her supervising officers take special care to
appreciate it. ( )
17.Performance appraisal reports in our organisation are based on objective assessment and
adequate information and not on favouritism. ( )
18. People in this organisation do not have any fixed mental impressions about each other.
( )
19. Employees are encouraged to experiment with new methods and try out creative ideas.
20. When any employee makes a mistake, his/her supervisors treat it with understanding and
help him to learn from such mistakes rather than punishing him/her or discouraging him/her.
( )
22. When behaviour feedback is given to employees they take it seriously and use it for
development. ( )
23. Employees in this organisation take pains to find out their strengths and weaknesses from
their supervising officers or colleagues. ( )
24. When employees are sponsored for training, they take it seriously and try to learn from
the programmes they attend. ( )25. Employees returning from training programmes are
given opportunities to try out what they have learned. ( )
26.Employees are sponsored for training programmes on the basis of genuine training needs.
( )
27. People trust each other in this organisation. ( )
28.Employees are not afraid to express or discuss their feelings with their superiors. ( )
29. Employees are not afraid to express or discuss their feelings with their subordinates.
( )
30. Employees are encouraged to take initiative and do things on their own without having to
wait for instructions from supervisors. ( )
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32. When seniors delegate authority to juniors, the juniors use it as an opportunity for
development. ( )
34. When problems arise people discuss these problems openly and try to solve them rather
than keep accusing each other behind the back. ( )
35. Career opportunities are pointed out to the juniors by the senior officers in the
organisation. ( )
36. The organisation’s future plans are made known to the managerial staff to help them
develop their juniors and prepare them for the future. ( )
37. This organisation ensures employee welfare to such an extent that the employees can save
a lot of their mental energy for work purposes. ( )
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