Exploring aspects of workplace climates in Canada: implications for the human resources of health-care

Recently, researchers on organizational climate have focused on the issue-specific' nature of climate, such as the climate for safety or service, or, in this case, the climate for human resources. This has resulted in a clearer connection between specific climates and relevant outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to present the findings from an exploratory study that was conducted in Canada that served to help us understand the aspects of workplace climate with a focus on human resources (HR). In this study, interview data was collected from 14 HR managers from across western Canada, some of which were from healthcare organizations. The benefit of this research is to better understand the current climate within organisations and to develop a construct for HR climates that can be used to build capacity in the research, training, and practice of HR within health-care (and other industries) in Canada.