Organizational Practices Measure, 2014

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Authors:Fischer, Ronald; Ferreira, Maria Cristina; Assmar, Eveline Maria Leal;
Baris, Gulfidan; Berberoglu, Gunes; Dalyan, Figen; Wong, Corbin C.; Hassan,
Arif; Hanke, Katja; Boer, Diana
doi:10.1037/t35200-000
Construct: Organizational Practices
Instrument Type:Inventory/ Questionnaire
Purpose:The purpose of the Organizational Practices Measure is to assess a
comprehensive range of organizational practices.

Summary: The Organizational Practices Measure (Fischer et al., 2014) was

developed to assess a comprehensive range of organizational practices. This
measure was designed for a study of organizational practices in a sample of
employees from various organizations in Argentina, Brazil, Malaysia, New
Zealand, Turkey, and the United States. Items from existing organizational
culture scales focusing primarily on values (Allen and Dyer, 1980; Newman and
Nollen, 1996; Quinn and Spreitzer, 1991; Tang et al., 2000; van Muijen et al.,
1999; Verbeke, 2000) were scanned to identify items that could capture
organizational practices. Those items were then rewritten to focus on the
organizational practices directly instead of focusing on the values. The items
were administered in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish. The authors
found a clear three-factorial structure in all samples (employee orientation-10
items; formalization-7 items; and innovation-7 items). The internal
consistencies using Cronbachs were excellent in all samples. The authors
found consistent and meaningful differences across sector and organizational
positions. These results provide useful validation information by showing that
the instrument discriminates between sectors and organizational positions.
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TEST DEVELOPMENT RECORD

Unique Identifier
9999-35200-001
Reported in

Fischer, Ronald; Ferreira, Maria Cristina; Assmar, Eveline Maria Leal; Baris, Gulfidan; Berberoglu, Gunes; Dalyan,
Figen; Wong, Corbin C; Hassan, Arif; Hanke, Katja; Boer, Diana. Organizational practices across cultures: An
exploration in six cultural contexts. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Vol 14(1), Apr 2014, 105125. doi: 10.1177/1470595813510644
Test Location
Table 2, Page 116
Construct
Organizational Practices
Purpose
The purpose of the Organizational Practices Measure is to assess a comprehensive range
of organizationalpractices.
Language
English; Portuguese; Spanish; Turkish
Author
Fischer, Ronald;Ferreira, Maria Cristina;Assmar, Eveline Maria Leal;Baris, Gulfidan;Berberoglu, Gunes;Dalyan,
Figen;Wong, Corbin C;Hassan, Arif;Hanke, Katja;Boer, Diana
Correspondence Address
Fischer, Ronald: Victoria University of Wellington, Centre for Applied Cross-Cultural Research, Victoria, Wellington,
New Zealand, ronald.fischer@vuw.ac.nz
Affiliation

Fischer, Ronald
Ferreira, Maria
Cristina
Assmar, Eveline
Maria Leal
Baris, Gulfidan
Berberoglu, Gunes
Dalyan, Figen
Wong, Corbin C.
Hassan, Arif
Hanke, Katja
Boer, Diana
Format

Victoria University of Wellington, Centre for Applied CrossCultural Research, Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand
Universidade Salgado de Oliveira, Brazil
Universidade Salgado de Oliveira, Brazil
Anadolu University, Turkey
Anadolu University, Turkey
Anadolu University, Turkey
New York University, New York, United States
International Islamic University, Malaysia
Jacobs University Bremen, Germany
Goethe University, Germany

A total of 24 items are presented with the following instruction: Below you see a number of statements about work
practices. Please indicate how frequently each of these situations occurs in the organization in which you work.
Responses are recorded on a seven-point Likert-type scale, with the response options ranging from never to
always.
Number of items
This measure consists of 24 items.
Permissions
May use for Research/Teaching
Fee
No
Commercial
No
Reliability
Internal Consistency: The mean for employee orientation was 0.93 (0.92 in Brazil; 0.94 in NZ; 0.93 in Argentina;
0.92 in the United States; 0.95 in Turkey; and 0.92 in Malaysia). The reliability for formalization practices was on
average 0.83 (0.80 in Brazil; 0.85 in NZ; 0.83 in Argentina; 0.81 in the United States; 0.86 in Turkey; and 0.87 in
Malaysia). The average reliability for innovation practices was 0.84 (0.83 in Brazil; 0.87 in NZ; 0.83 in Argentina;
0.86 in the United States; 0.89 in Turkey; and 0.74 in Malaysia).
Validity
The authors found consistent and meaningful differences across sector and organizational positions. These results
provide useful validation information by showing that the instrument discriminates between sectors
andorganizational positions.
Factor Analysis
The authors found a clear three-factorial structure in all samples (employee orientation-10 items, formalization-7
items, and innovation-7 items). These three factors explained 57.5 percent of the total variance in the whole
sample and between 54.5 and 64.4 percent of the variance in each sample separately.
Population
Human; Male; Female
Population Details
Location: Argentina

Brazil
Malaysia
New Zealand
Turkey
United States
Sample: Employees from Various Organizations
Age Group
Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Setting
Classrooms
Keywords
Employee Orientation; Factor Analysis; Formalization; Innovation; Internal Consistency; OrganizationalPractices
Measure; Test Development; Validity
Index Terms
Factor Analysis; Innovation; Measurement; Organizational Behavior; Organizational Climate; Professional
Standards; Supervisor Employee Interaction; Test Construction; Test Reliability; Test Validity
PsycTESTS Classification
7000 Organizational , Occupational, and Career Development
Release Date
20141208