Héctor López Gama

El compromiso y clima organizacional en la empresa familiar de Rioverde y del refugio Ciudad Fernández

Organisational commitment and climate in family-owned businesses in Rioverde and Refugio in Ciudad Fernandez, Mexico The present study�s main objective was to ascertain the commitment of participants engaged in family businesses and how this was related to the organisational climate in the municipalities of Rioverde and Refugio in Ciudad Fernandez in Mexico. The research was aimed at identifying which of Brown and Leigh�s (1996), organisational climate factors (immediate supervisor�s support, role transparency, personal contribution, recognition, expressing one�s own feelings and work as a challenge) contributed most towards organisational commitment from the workers� point of view.Organisational commitment�s three dimensions were examined: attitudinal, normative and calculative/continuance commitment (Meyer, Allen and Smith, 1993). Their relationship with some sociodemographic variables was also examined.