Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI)
HR & WorkReliability: alphas 0.71–0.79 across 4 cultures4 sample items
About this scale
A 24-item measure of organizational culture across the Competing Values Framework's four cultures: clan, adhocracy, market, and hierarchy.
Sample item(s)
“The organization is a very personal place. It is like an extended family (clan)”
“The organization is a dynamic and entrepreneurial place (adhocracy)”
“The organization is very results-oriented (market)”
“The organization is a very controlled and structured place (hierarchy)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alphas 0.71–0.79 across 4 cultures. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Most cited culture measure.
Source & citation
Cameron, K. S., & Quinn, R. E. (2011): Diagnosing and changing organizational culture: Based on the Competing Values Framework (3rd ed.). Jossey-Bass.
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