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Preliminary organizational culture scale focused on artifacts
1Facultad de Psicologia, Departimento de Psicologia Social, University of Valencia, Spain. Tomas.Bonavia@uv.es
Psychological Reports
|February 20, 2007
Summary
A new Organizational Culture Scale was developed to measure traditional organizational artifacts. This preliminary study confirmed a reliable 14-item scale with high internal consistency for assessing organizational culture.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Management Science
- Sociology of Organizations
Background:
- Organizational culture significantly impacts business success.
- Existing tools may not fully capture the nuances of traditional versus modern organizational artifacts.
- Edgar Schein's typology provides a framework for understanding cultural layers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a preliminary Organizational Culture Scale.
- To assess cultural artifacts based on Schein's (1985) typology.
- To measure the degree to which an organization leans towards traditional characteristics.
Main Methods:
- Development of a new scale targeting cultural artifacts.
- Administration of the scale to 249 managers across diverse companies.
- Preliminary psychometric analysis, including internal consistency and homogeneity assessment.
Main Results:
- A one-dimensional scale comprising 14 items was identified.
- The scale demonstrated high internal consistency.
- The scale exhibited strong homogeneity among its items.
Conclusions:
- The developed Organizational Culture Scale is a promising tool for assessing traditional organizational artifacts.
- The preliminary findings support the scale's reliability and validity for measuring organizational culture.
- Further research is warranted to explore the scale's application in various organizational contexts.
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