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Organizational Systems Questionnaire (OSQ) Validity Study.

James C Billings1, Thomas G Kimball, Sterling T Shumway

  • 1Loma Linda University, CA 92324, USA. jbillings@llu.edu

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
|April 18, 2007
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Marriage and family therapists can now use the Organizational Systems Questionnaire (OSQ) for assessing organizational functioning. This validated tool measures organizational health, aiding therapists in systemic interventions.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Systems Theory

Background:

  • Marriage and family therapists (MFTs) possess systems theory expertise applicable to organizational systems.
  • A need exists for systemic assessment tools to guide MFT interventions in organizations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the construct and concurrent validity of the Organizational Systems Questionnaire (OSQ).
  • To assess the OSQ's utility as a systemic framework for measuring organizational functioning.

Main Methods:

  • Participants completed the OSQ alongside established measures: Abridged Job Description Index, Organizational Commitment Questionnaire, Stress in General, and Communication Satisfaction Questionnaire.
  • Factor analysis and reliability analyses were conducted to evaluate the OSQ's psychometric properties.

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Main Results:

  • The OSQ demonstrated strong construct validity, measuring a single global factor of organizational functioning.
  • Reliability (alpha = .91) and internal consistency were high.
  • The OSQ showed positive concurrent validity with other organizational measures.

Conclusions:

  • The OSQ is a psychometrically sound, single-factor measure of organizational functioning.
  • The OSQ is a useful tool for MFTs and other professionals assessing organizational systems.