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Team Climate Inventory with a merged organization.
Ingrid Dackert1, Sten-Olof Brenner, Curt R Johansson
1Department of Behavioural Science, Kristianstad University, Sweden. ingrid.dackert@bet.hkr.se
Psychological Reports
|November 6, 2002
Summary
Newly merged teams show lower participative safety and innovation support but higher vision compared to stable teams. A shortened Team Climate Inventory shows promise but requires further validation.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Innovation Management
- Team Dynamics
Background:
- Assessing team climate for innovation is crucial for organizational success, especially during mergers.
- Previous research by Agrell and Gustafson provides a benchmark for stable teams.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the team climate for innovation in a newly merged organization.
- To compare the climate of newly merged teams with that of more stable teams.
- To evaluate the validity of a shortened version of the Team Climate Inventory.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the 38-item Team Climate Inventory (TCI) with four teams in a newly merged Social Insurance organization.
- Compared results with Agrell and Gustafson's study on stable teams.
- Assessed the 14-item shortened TCI by Kivimäki and Elovainio against the original inventory.
Main Results:
- Newly merged teams reported lower levels of participative safety and support for innovation.
- A higher rating for vision was observed in the newly merged teams compared to stable teams.
- The 14-item shortened TCI demonstrated potential validity as an alternative to the original 38-item version.
Conclusions:
- Organizational mergers can negatively impact perceived safety and support for innovation within teams.
- Vision may be perceived more strongly in newly merged organizational contexts.
- The shortened Team Climate Inventory is a viable, though not fully validated, alternative for assessing team climate for innovation.