An Organizational Cultural Assessment of Sandia National Laboratories

Technical Report · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5584590· OSTI ID:5584590

Haber, Sonja B. ^[1]; Crouch, Deborah A. ^[1]

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1. Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

An Organizational Cultural Assessment (OCA) was performed at the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) by administering an Organizational Culture Survey (OCS) that queried employees on the subjects of organizational culture, various aspects of communications, employee commitment, work group cohesion, coordination of work, environmental concerns, hazardous nature of work, safety and overall job satisfaction. Many of these subjects are assessed in the OCS through highly developed and validated scales that have been administered in many different types of organizations. Some of the issues, especially the questions on environmental, safety, and health concerns, are newly developed and are still being modified. The purpose of the OCS is to measure in a quantitative and objective way the notion of culture;'' that is, the values, attitudes, and beliefs of the individuals working within the organization. In addition, through the OCS, a broad sample of individuals can be reached that would probably not be interviewed or observed during the course of a typical assessment. The OCS also provides a descriptive profile of the organization at one point in time that can then be compared to a profile taken at a different point in time to assess changes in the culture of the organization.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5584590
• Report Number(s): BNL--46172; ON: DE91013799
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

550100* -- Behavioral Biology
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990100 -- Management
ATTITUDES
BEHAVIOR
COMMUNICATIONS
ENVIRONMENT
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HUMAN FACTORS
MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PERSONNEL
SAFETY
SANDIA LABORATORIES
SURVEYS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WORK
WORKING CONDITIONS