Organisational atmospheres: the missing link between organisational culture and climate Online publication date: Sun, 10-Sep-2017
by Christian Julmi
International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion (IJWOE), Vol. 8, No. 2, 2017
Abstract: This article introduces the concepts of Hermann Schmitz's new phenomenology to organisation theory and links them with the concepts of organisational culture and climate. It is the concept of atmosphere in particular that serves as a bridge between organisational culture and climate. Although the significance of Schmitz' work on atmospheres has been acknowledged and applied in different areas, so far no corresponding attempt has been made in organisation theory. According to the approach presented here, organisational culture can be understood as a shared situation based on conventions, whereas organisational climate is regarded as the wholeness of atmospheres on an organisational level. It is shown that organisational culture and climate are inextricably intertwined, but must be distinguished. Finally, the connection between both concepts is delineated as a gestalt circle. Above all, the affective involvement of people is regarded as a precondition for any culture or climate to evolve.
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