Research regarding the examination and evaluation of work climate in understanding organizational functioning has enabled us to formulate strategies that not only improve the behavioral aspects in institutional functioning, but also result in more effective organizational performance. While sufficient studies exist on examination of work climate for industrial, service and allied sectors, relatively few researchers have considered government-funded Research and Development (R&D) institutions as their unit of study. Further, most of the studies reported have been conducted for scientists working in R&D units in developed countries. System Dynamics methodology as applicable to studying organizational behavior have found limited acknowledgement in literature. Moreover, most of these studies are based upon theoretical understanding of the subject with little empirical support. The present study is an offshoot of a serious of studies which were undertaken in the National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies on different aspects of R&D Management with primary emphasis on organizational behavior. An attempt is made here to model the work climate of an R&D laboratory using the System Dynamics methodology with support from the studies carried out earlier as mentioned above. The motivational conditions prevailing in an R&D laboratory was studied in order to understand the factors and forces which are necessary to provide a climate which will motivate the scientists. Likewise, factors and forces that contribute significantly to the overall satisfaction with the work group were also studied. The question whether operating within an environment as is prevailing with the R&D laboratory stimulating or a debilitating effect on the work enthusiasm of the scientists were addressed to them. The aspect of R&D effectiveness of the research group was also probed into and the factors and forces contributing to the same identified. A detailed flow diagram was then developed relating to above factors to the project flow dynamics. Trail runs of the model using the DYMOSIM package have been carried out and project-related data collection are currently in progress to evaluate the constants and multiplier factors and for validation of the model structure.

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