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The measurement and interpretation of organizational climate.
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PMID:  21449246     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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This study describes the development and application of a new organizational climate instrument, the Survey of Organizational Characteristics (SOC). The participants in the development phase were 94 master's of business administration students, and the participants in the validation phase were 77 medical professionals: 24 medical faculty, 17 postdoctoral students, and 36 medical technicians. The final instrument consisted of 8 relatively independent scales with alpha coefficients based on the combined sample ranging from .77 to .98, and with 6 coefficients that were higher than .90. Validity hypotheses based on a priori knowledge about the 3 medical groups were for the most part well substantiated, although the small sample of postdoctoral students was a limitation. In relation to the findings, an attempt was made to clarify and perhaps narrow several of the conceptual and methodological gaps that persist between organizational climate and organizational culture.
Authors:
Fred J Thumin; Laurie J Thumin
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of psychology     Volume:  145     ISSN:  0022-3980     ISO Abbreviation:  J Psychol     Publication Date:    2011 Mar-Apr
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-31     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376332     Medline TA:  J Psychol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  93-109     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Washington University in St. Louis, University College/Psychology Department, # 1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1085, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA. fjthumin@wustl.edu
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