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OCI – Organisational Culture Inventory

Articles

Cooke, Robert A. (Ed.). Organizational Culture Inventory Leader's Guide. Plymouth, Ml Human Synergistics, 1989.

Cooke, Robert A. and Rousseau, D M. "Behavioural Norms And Expectations: A Quantitative Approach To The Assessment Of Organizational Culture" Group & Organization Studies, 13, 1988 pp. 245-273

Cooke, Robert A. and Szumal, Janet L. "Measuring Normative Beliefs and Shared Behavioral Expectations in Organizations: The Reliability and Validity of the Organizational Culture Inventory" Psychological Reports. June 1993

Human Synergistics International, "Using the Organizational Culture Inventory (OCI) to Measure Kotter and Heskett's Adaptive and Unadaptive Cultures" www.humansyn.com/articles.htm

References

Cooke, R. A. & Lafferty, J. C. (1987). The Organizational Culture Inventory.

Plymouth, MI: Human Synergistics, Inc.

Kotter, J. P. & Heskett, J. L. (1992). Corporate Culture and Performance.

New York: The Free Press.

Human Synergistics Research, "An Introduction to the Use of Correlations in Application Research".

Human Synergistics (NZ) Learning and Development

Human Synergistics, "Organisational Culture – Not Just Another Name for Climate" 1987

Keenan, Gail M., Cooke, Robert A., and Hillis, Stephen L. "Norms and Nurse Management of Conflicts: Keys to Understanding Nurse-Physician Collaboration". Research in Nursing and Health (February 1998, in press).

Szumal, Janet L. Cultural Change Situation. Plymouth, MI: Human Synergistics, 1997

Xenikou, Athena and Furnham, Adrian. "A Correlational and Factor Analytic Study of Four Questionnaire Measures of Organizational Culture". Human Relations. The Tavistock Institute 1996, pp. 349-371

"Your Company's Personality". Newsweek. Management Digest. Special Advertising Section. May 28, 1990. pp. 20-22.

An article describing the Organisational Culture Inventory. Mentions the "ideal" profile and how it worked for GM HydraMatic. It also includes an abbreviated OCI questionnaire.

Academic

Bomey, Charles. "Correlations and Causality" The Nature of Causation Chapter 3

Cauldron, S. "Subculture Strife Hinders Productivity". Personnel Journal, December 1992. pp. 60-64

Lahiry, S. "Building Commitment Through Organizational Culture". Training and Development Journal. April 1994, pp. 50-52.

General

"Who Cares Wins" Economist, May 16-22 1992