Sponsor
Hatfield School of Government. Health Systems and Policy Ph. D. Program
First Advisor
Wayne Wakeland
Date of Publication
Spring 5-29-2015
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Systems Science
Department
Systems Science
Language
English
Subjects
Corporate culture -- Research -- Methodology, Group values (Sociology), Organizational behavior -- Research -- Methodology, Organizational change -- Research -- Methodology
DOI
10.15760/etd.2312
Physical Description
1 online resource (vii, 222 pages)
Abstract
Extensive research suggests organizations have unique guiding principles, called core values, which play a central role in strategic decision making, sustaining high-performance cultures, and guiding organizational culture change. Although the Competing Values Framework (CVF) has been widely used to identify a standardized set of core values, it has not been used to identify unique core values at a given organizations. Unique core values help to distinguish organizations and drive market success.
The present research focused on development of a technique to extend the application of the CVF to identify the core values unique to a given organization. The CVF-based Core Values Identification Technique (CCVI) was developed and empirically tested at three companies. Data collection methods included semi-structured interviews, review of documents, participant observation and the standard CVF-based Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI). The data analysis employed grounded theory methods in conjunction with the standard OCAI analysis.
The primary research result is the iteratively developed and empirically tested tool, the CCVI Technique. Secondary research results include the identification of unique core values at each of the three participating companies. Lessons learned and the rationale for making modifications to the technique based on the case studies, along with best practices for utilization and opportunities for informing organizational change efforts are discussed.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/15493
Recommended Citation
Santoriello, Anthony John, "Assessing Unique Core Values with the Competing Values Framework: The CCVI Technique for Guiding Organizational Culture Change" (2015). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 2315.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.2312