An organizational cultural assessment of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
An Organizational Cultural Assessment (OCA) was performed at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) 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 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 than be compared to a profile taken at a different point in time to assess changes in the culture of the organization. All data from the OCS is presented in group summaries, by division, managerial level, and job classification. Statistically significant differences between groups are identified and discussed. The organizational profile which emerges from the results of the LBL samples is a positive one. The overall cultural style is best described as a constructive one, with high mean scores on the Humanistic, Affiliative, Achievement and Self-actualizing Scales. Four aspects to the communication process were assessed in this OCS; Trust, Accuracy, Interaction and Satisfaction. 9 refs., 57 figs., 6 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- OSTI ID:
- 6193341
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-45792; ON: DE91008409
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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