COMMUNICATION CLIMATE : ITS RELATION TO INSTITUTIONAL PRODUCTIVITY
The main purpose of this investigation is to determine the institutional productivity of a higher education institution (HEI) in the Philippines and how this might be influenced by the communication climate. The participants were 180 faculty and employees. This research employed quantitative and qualitative modes of data collection. For the quantitative data, validated researcher-made questionnaires on communication climate and institutional productivity were used. For the qualitative data, the researcher conducted focused group discussion among the participants. Further, documents that support institutional productivity were analyzed. Results of the study revealed that the faculty and employees assessed the institutional productivity positively. As a whole, the communication climate that dominates is neutral. As ascertained in this study, institutional productivity was significantly related with communication climate in school.