Organizational Practices Measure

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PsycTESTS Citation:
Fischer, R., Ferreira, M. C., Assmar, E. M. L., Baris, G., Berberoglu, G., Dalyan, F., Wong, C. C., Hassan, A., Hanke,
K., & Boer, D. (2014). Organizational Practices Measure [Database record]. Retrieved from PsycTESTS. doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/t35200-000
Instrument Type:
Inventory/Questionnaire
Test Format:
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..
Source:
Fischer, Ronald, Ferreira, Maria Cristina, Assmar, Eveline Maria Leal, Baris, Gulfidan, Berberoglu, Gunes, Dalyan,
Figen, Wong, Corbin C, Hassan, Arif, Hanke, Katja, & Boer, Diana. (2014). Organizational practices across cultures:
An exploration in six cultural contexts. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Vol 14(1), 105-125. doi:
10.1177/1470595813510644, 2014 by SAGE Publications. Reproduced by Permission of SAGE Publications.
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doi: 10.1037/t35200-000

Organizational Practices Measure

Items

Items
Managers give employees freedom to express their ideas
Employees are respected
Employees have a say in matters that directly involve them
Managers encourages employees to speak up, when they disagree with a decision
Each employee is treated as a total person
Employees are supported by their superiors
Whenever an employee is ill, managers ask about him/her with interest
Managers try to help employees to solve work problems
Criticisms raised by employees are discussed with the managers
Employees are informed on matters that directly affect them
The glue of the organization are formal rules and policies
What employees have to do is strongly determined by formal procedures
Everything in the organization is done according to previously defined procedures
The instructions are generally written down
The jobs are performed according to previously defined procedures
Control and centralization are important
Routines and structure are some of the marked characteristics of this organization
This organization frequently searches for new markets for existing products
People are frequently searching for new products and services or improvements for existing
products and services
There is a lot of investments in new products in this organization

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Employee
orientation

Formalization

Innovation

*0.83
*0.80
*0.79
*0.76
*0.75
*0.75
*0.72
*0.72
*0.69
*0.64
*0.11
*0.12
*0.17
*0.18
*0.28
*0.04
*0.04
*0.09
*0.32

*0.06
*0.13
*0.10
*0.13
*0.11
*0.16
*0.21
*0.21
*0.10
*0.24
*0.79
*0.77
*0.75
*0.65
*0.63
*0.60
*0.59
*0.11
*0.10

*0.19
*0.20
*0.20
*0.21
*0.15
*0.29
*0.10
*0.24
*0.17
*0.30
*0.07
0.03
*0.14
*0.08
*0.17
*0.12
*0.05
*0.81
*0.78

*0.12

*0.09

*0.66

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Organizational Practices Measure

Items

Items

Employee
orientation

Formalization

Innovation

Innovation and risk taking is one of the marked characteristics of this organization
Assistance in developing new ideas is generally readily available
There is an emphasis on competitive actions and achievements
People are always searching for new ways of approaching problems

*0.34
*0.55
*0.32
*0.42

0.02
*0.09
*0.24
*0.24

*0.64
*0.57
*0.52
*0.50

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