The Organizational Culture Profile Revisited and Revised: An Australian Perspective

James C. Sarros, Judy Gray, Iain L. Densten and Brian Cooper
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James C. Sarros: Monash University, PO Box 197, Caulfield East VIC 3145.
Judy Gray: Monash University, PO Box 197, Caulfield East VIC 3145.
Iain L. Densten: University Of New South Wales, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052.
Brian Cooper: Monash University, PO Box 197, Caulfield East VIC 3145.

Australian Journal of Management, 2005, vol. 30, issue 1, 159-182

Abstract: This paper examines the development and validation of an updated version of the Organizational Culture Profile (OCP) (O'Reilly, Chatman & Caldwell 1991). The current study aimed to overcome the limitations associated with the Q-sort methodology used in earlier versions by developing an instrument based on a Likert-type scale and using a large, Australia-wide sample of executives (N = 1918). Confirmatory factor analysis using AMOS (Arbuckle & Wothke 1999) was used to test the theoretically-derived factor structure. The psychometric properties of the seven-factor instrument were examined and provided evidence of the reliability and validity of the OCP. Using confirmatory factor analyses, competing models were specified and assessed according to a range of fit indices. A higher-order model produced the most parsimonious solution and indicated that innovation appeared to play a pivotal role in terms of executive perceptions of organizational culture. The further development of a rigorous instrument to evaluate perceptions of culture should encourage researchers and practitioners to use the instrument for empirical and diagnostic purposes.

Keywords: ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; AUSTRALIAN MANAGERS; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; NEW MEASUREMENT PROPERTIES; HIGHER ORDER FACTORS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1177/031289620503000109

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