抄録
This study aims to examine the effects of the gender composition of core members ---- representatives and staffs of executive office ---- in NPO organizations to its climate. Although some studies point out the factors that determine the organizational climate in NPOs, there are still unclear parts about these topics. In this paper, referring to the argument by Ueno (2003; 2005), I examine the effects that have not been examined much in the previous study. Focusing on the degree of intimacy and democracy among the members as organizational climate, I attempt to examine with using quantitative data. From the results of the analysis, it is confirmed the possibility that gender composition of the core members has an influence on the organizational climate. Specifically, it can be seen as the following. (1) Intimacy among members is reduced by the addition of men to the core member. (2) The degree of democracy is reduced by the fact that the representative is male and the core menber is “mixed” about the gender. However, due to the limitations of data used in this paper, it seems difficult to conclude that results as a general feature in NPOs. Since the possibilities presented in this paper are important, it can be said that similar studies need to be carried out after this.
