Comunicación interna y bienestar emocional en el ayuntamiento de Barcelona
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Bienestar emocional, clima laboral, comunicación interna, estrategias comunicativas, sector públicoResumen
En un contexto global marcado por la incertidumbre, la complejidad y la erosión de la confianza institucional, la comunicación interna (CI) ha adquirido un rol estratégico dentro de las organizaciones públicas como mecanismo de cohesión, motivación y cuidado emocional. Este estudio analiza su influencia en el Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, con tres objetivos principales: (1) examinar la relación entre los canales de CI y el bienestar emocional (BE); (2) evaluar el impacto de distintos tipos de contenidos (corporativos, profesionales y de convivencia); y (3) determinar la asociación entre los modelos comunicativos predominantes (informativo, persuasivo y dialógico) y la experiencia emocional del personal. Se combinaron métodos cualitativos y cuantitativos: entrevistas a Dirección de Comunicación Interna y grupo de discusión con seis responsables de comunicación y una encuesta online a la plantilla con 1.057 respuestas válidas, luego analizadas con métodos estadísticos multivariantes para contrastar siete hipótesis. Los resultados revelan asociaciones significativas entre determinadas prácticas comunicativas y niveles más altos de BE en el personal. Destacan especialmente los contenidos centrados en la convivencia y el modelo persuasivo como factores asociados a experiencias emocionales más positivas. No obstante, su efecto está mediado por condicionantes estructurales, culturales y relacionales que exceden el ámbito comunicativo.
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