Journal of Banking Financial Services and Insurance Research
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 9

Team climate and work environment of banking sector in Ethiopia-an observational study

  • Author:
  • R. Renjith Kumar
  • Total Page Count: 27
  • Page Number: 1 to 27

Ilahia School of Management Studies, Ilahia College of Engineering and Technology, Mulavoor, Muvattupuzha, Kerala State, India.

Online published on 11 January, 2012.

Abstract

The study analyses the impact of team environment among the employees of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. The purpose of this study is to identify the levels of team climate and to analyze the important attributes that affects team climate. In order to evaluate the impact of team climate and work environment, the following parameters are considered; open communication, commitment to common purpose and performance goals, shared responsibility, use of resources and talents, capacity for self-evaluation and participative leadership. A sample of 14 bank employees is selected from Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Arbaminch, Ethiopia. The levels of team climate are classified as low, medium and high. Chi-square test is adopted to find out the significance of each parameter with gender, age and experience of the employees. Coefficient of variation is used to find out the consistency of team climate variables. Analysis of variance is used to find out the difference among means of team climate variables. The study also suggests how to make team climate effective in organizations.

Keywords

team climate, open communication, shared responsibility, commitment, self evaluation, participative leadership