Commercial organization staff assessment of the role of money in their lives: the relationship with psychological and organizational-functional characteristics of the organization
Introduction. Pursue of an effective monetary policy by commercial organizations should be based, among others, on the organizations' characteristics that affect their staff's assessment of the role of money in their lives. The aim of the study: to investigate the relationship between psychological and organizational-functional characteristics of commercial organizations and staff assessment of the role of money in their lives. Research methods. L.M. Karamushka and O.I. Parshak's «My Attitude towards Money», R.B. Shaw's «Understanding the Company's Goals» and «Manifestation of Concern by Management», D. Cole's «Inclination to the Type of Organizational Culture» (supplemented and modified by T.Yu. Bazarov and P.V. Malinovsky). Research results. The results of the study have showed statistically significant relationships, both positive and negative, between the commercial organizations psychological characteristics (staff understanding of the goals of the organization, organization managements concern for staff, and organizational culture type) and organizational-functional characteristics (number of people in the organization, organizations age ) and some indicators of staff assessment of the role of money in their lives. The strongest relationship has been found between the type of organizational culture and staff assessment of the role of money in their lives. Conclusions. The findings can be helpful in determining the organizational and psychological conditions of and improving monetary policy of commercial organizations as well as for in staff psychological counseling.