Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture: Based on the Competing Values Framework, Third Edition

Appendix A. ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT: DEFINITION, DIMENSIONS, RELIABILITY, AND VALIDITY

This appendix discusses the validity, reliability, and effects of the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI). The information provided here is of a scholarly nature and is intended to provide background evidence for the credibility of the OCAI. It may not be necessary to read through this information if you are interested primarily in managing a cultural change process. The information presented here has been generated from several scientific studies of organizational culture using the OCAI.

Of course, for the OCAI to be useful, a high level of confidence must exist that it can lead to effective culture change. That is, we must ...