This study aims to explore the antecedents of emotional climate of organization, providing a basis for emotional climate management in organization. Taking an inductive approach, we used content analysis strategy, and the data were collected through semi-structured interviews, and they were analyzed by conventional content analysis. The statistical population consists of all of the employees of National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (Khorasan Razavi), and the sample was selected through purposeful sampling method up to the theoretical saturation and with the sampling adequacy of 19 people. The findings showed that the antecedents of the emotional climate of organization can be grouped into seventeen categories, including manager’s characteristics, meritocracy, respecting employees, corporate reputation, political parties, self-interest, ranking system, privatization, administrative rules, compensation system, organizational ethics, external environment of the organization, organizational justice, knowledge management, conflict, type of work, job rotation. Being aware of these antecedents and their sub components can help the managers to better understand their organization and make necessary changes providing a wellmanaged emotional climate for better performance and productivity in their organization

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