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Title: An organizational cultural assessment of the Energy Technology Engineering Center

Abstract

An Organizational Cultural Assessment (OCA) was performed at the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) by administering an Organizational Culture Survey (OCS) that queried employees on the subjects of organizational culture, various species of communication, employee commitment to ETEC, work group cohesion, coordination of work, environmental, safety and health concerns, hazardous nature of work, and overall job satisfaction. A description of each of the scales used to assess these subjects is discussed. The primary purpose of administering the survey was to attempt to measure, in a more quantitative and objective way the notion of organizational culture, '' that is, the values, attitudes, and beliefs of the individuals working within the organization. In particular, those aspects of the working environment which are believed to be important influences on the operations of a facility and on the safety issues relevant to the organization were assessed. In addition, by conducting a survey, a broad sampling of the individuals in the organization can be obtained. This is especially important when the survey is utilized in conjunction with an assessment or inspection team which typically has only a limited amount of resources to address many issues. The OCS provides a broad, but more comprehensive picture ofmore » the organization by querying a much larger number of individuals than could be reached through the assessment team alone. Finally, the OCS provides a descriptive profile of the organization at one point in time. This profile can then can be used as a baseline point against which comparisons of other points in time can be made. Such comparisons may prove valuable and would help to assess changes in the organizational culture. Comparisons of the profiles can also be made across similar facilities. 9 refs., 22 figs., 6 tabs.« less

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
5871937
Report Number(s):
BNL-46056
ON: DE91011711
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76CH00016
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; PERSONNEL; SOCIOLOGY; COMMUNICATIONS; EDUCATION; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL DATA; STATISTICAL MODELS; STATISTICS; SURVEYS; DATA; INFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICS; NUMERICAL DATA; 550100* - Behavioral Biology; 990100 - Management

Citation Formats

Haber, S B, and Crouch, D A. An organizational cultural assessment of the Energy Technology Engineering Center. United States: N. p., 1991. Web. doi:10.2172/5871937.
Haber, S B, & Crouch, D A. An organizational cultural assessment of the Energy Technology Engineering Center. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5871937
Haber, S B, and Crouch, D A. 1991. "An organizational cultural assessment of the Energy Technology Engineering Center". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5871937. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5871937.
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title = {An organizational cultural assessment of the Energy Technology Engineering Center},
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abstractNote = {An Organizational Cultural Assessment (OCA) was performed at the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) by administering an Organizational Culture Survey (OCS) that queried employees on the subjects of organizational culture, various species of communication, employee commitment to ETEC, work group cohesion, coordination of work, environmental, safety and health concerns, hazardous nature of work, and overall job satisfaction. A description of each of the scales used to assess these subjects is discussed. The primary purpose of administering the survey was to attempt to measure, in a more quantitative and objective way the notion of organizational culture, '' that is, the values, attitudes, and beliefs of the individuals working within the organization. In particular, those aspects of the working environment which are believed to be important influences on the operations of a facility and on the safety issues relevant to the organization were assessed. In addition, by conducting a survey, a broad sampling of the individuals in the organization can be obtained. This is especially important when the survey is utilized in conjunction with an assessment or inspection team which typically has only a limited amount of resources to address many issues. The OCS provides a broad, but more comprehensive picture of the organization by querying a much larger number of individuals than could be reached through the assessment team alone. Finally, the OCS provides a descriptive profile of the organization at one point in time. This profile can then can be used as a baseline point against which comparisons of other points in time can be made. Such comparisons may prove valuable and would help to assess changes in the organizational culture. Comparisons of the profiles can also be made across similar facilities. 9 refs., 22 figs., 6 tabs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1991}
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