Influence of organisational climate on public service employee physical health

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dc.contributor.authorChigbu, Bianca Ifeoma
dc.contributor.authorChinyamurindi, Willie Tafadzwa
dc.contributor.authorMarange, Chioneso
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-22T12:50:13Z
dc.date.available2026-08-22T12:50:13Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-26
dc.description.abstractBackground: 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, p = 0.843, 95% confidence interval [CI] [–0.153 to 0.125]). However, statistically significant evidence existed to show that the more focus on promoting decent work, the better the physical health of employees will be (β = 0.463, p = < 0.001, 95% CI [0.258 to 0.668]). Finally, decent work has a full mediating effect on the relationship between organisational climate and employee physical health (β = 0.105, 95% CI [0.054 to 0.167]). Conclusion: Public service organisations need to pay attention to the role of its climate and decent working conditions in promoting employee physical health.
dc.description.sponsorshipSouth African Medical Research Council.
dc.identifier.citationChigbu, B.I., Chinyamurindi, W. & Marange, C.S., 2024, ‘Influence of organisational climate on public service employee physical health’, Health SA Gesondheid 29(0), a2244. https://doi. org/10.4102/hsag.v29i0.2244
dc.identifier.issn1025-9848
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/5037
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAOSIS Publishing
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHealth SA Gesondheid - Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Science
dc.subjectphysical health
dc.subjectorganisational climate
dc.subjectdecent work
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectpublic service
dc.titleInfluence of organisational climate on public service employee physical health
dc.typeArticle
person.identifier.orcidChigbu, Bianca Ifeoma https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4029-9580
person.identifier.orcidChinyamurindi, Willie Tafadzwa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4139-4224
person.identifier.orcidMarange, Chioneso https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8960-7268

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