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: Received: 26 December 2023 / Approved: 26 December 2023 / Online: 26 December 2023 (14:12:40 CET)
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Farias, A.R. Organizational Communication and Work-Life Balance: Relationship with Organizational Climate and Job Satisfaction in Portuguese Fire Departments.. Preprints2023, 2023122007. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2007.v1
Farias, A.R. Organizational Communication and Work-Life Balance: Relationship with Organizational Climate and Job Satisfaction in Portuguese Fire Departments.. Preprints 2023, 2023122007. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2007.v1
Farias, A.R. Organizational Communication and Work-Life Balance: Relationship with Organizational Climate and Job Satisfaction in Portuguese Fire Departments.. Preprints2023, 2023122007. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2007.v1
APA Style
Farias, A.R. (2023). Organizational Communication and Work-Life Balance: Relationship with Organizational Climate and Job Satisfaction in Portuguese Fire Departments.. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2007.v1
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Farias, A.R. 2023 "Organizational Communication and Work-Life Balance: Relationship with Organizational Climate and Job Satisfaction in Portuguese Fire Departments." Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2007.v1
Abstract
Understanding that organizational communication is crucial for the consistent functioning of any establishment, this research assesses its influence on work-life balance, organizational climate, and job satisfaction among Portuguese firefighters, a rarely studied group. Effective organizational communication is identified as a potential pathway for nurturing a favorable work setting and bolstering employee contentment, essential elements of work-life balance. Data compiled from a group of 102 firefighters, using a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Work Social Climate Scale, and Portuguese versions of the ICA Communication Audit Survey Instrument and the Labor Satisfaction Questionnaire S20/23, unveil multiple significant correlations among various dimensions of the ICA, the Work Social Climate Scale, and communication metrics. Explicitly, correlations were discerned between received and sent communications and aspects of implication, support, and cohesion. Links were also evident between desired communications and the control dimension. Positive and statistically significant relationships were further observed between received and sent communications, all five satisfaction dimensions, necessary outgoing communications and the physical environment, and required outgoing communications and benefits, highlighting the pivotal role of adept communication in augmenting work-life balance, organizational climate, and job satisfaction among firefighters.
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