The Organisational Culture Assessment Inventory: A Metaphorical Analysis in Educational Settings

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to develop a measure of the phenomenon referred to as organisational culture. The study addressed the following questions: (1) What are the essential facts which define the metaphor, Organisational Culture?, and (2) How can these facts be ascertained systematically in a given organisation? This article describes the procedures used in the development of an instrument, called the Organisational Culture Assessment Inventory (OCAI), designed to address these questions. A previous article specifies the theoretic assumptions on which the OCAI is constructed.

Citation

Steinhoff, C.R. and Owens, R.G. (1989), "The Organisational Culture Assessment Inventory: A Metaphorical Analysis in Educational Settings", Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 27 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000002463