Exploring organizational culture and performance of christian churches
International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior
ISSN: 1093-4537
Article publication date: 1 March 2010
Abstract
This study explores how dimensions of organizational culture are related to performance in a sample of Christian churches. Alternative models of the relationships of four dimensions of organizational culture with multiple measures of church performance were explored using data provided by staff and pastors describing 53 Christian churches. We identified a model that fit the data very well in which the relative strength of four organizational cultural dimensions are predictors of the levels of seven alternative measures of church performance covering membership growth, constituent satisfaction, staff and constituent learning and development, and internal business processes. Church leaders desiring to improve performance could consider focusing on strengthening the culture dimensions that may be related to each area of church operations.
Citation
Boggs, W.B. and Fields, D.L. (2010), "Exploring organizational culture and performance of christian churches", International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 305-334. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOTB-13-03-2010-B001
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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