The development of an instrument for measuring organisational inertia.
- Authors: Kinnear, C. , Roodt, G.
- Date: 1998
- Subjects: Organisational inertia , One-dimensional construct
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6298 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/1047
- Description: This study had a dual purpose: firstly, to integrate the wide variety of seemingly diverse theoretical perspectives of various theorists with respect to organisational inertia into a single umbrella theoretical model. Secondly, to develop a measuring instrument that is based on the aforesaid theoretical model. The instrument was completed by 617 respondents in various industrial sectors undergoing transformation. Responses obtained on the 109 items were then subjected to a factor analysis and the two scales obtained were subjected to further iterative item analyses. Results indicate that organisational inertia is a one-dimensional construct. The implications of these findings are further discussed.
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Measurement of organisational inertia: Portability of a South African scale in an Australian context.
- Authors: Roodt, G. , Kinnear, C. , Erwee, R. , Smith, D. , Lynch, B. , Millett, B.
- Date: 2001
- Subjects: Organisational inertia , Cross-cultural equivalence
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6502 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2701
- Description: This research investigates whether the metric qualities of the South African Organisational Inertia Scale have cross-cultural equivalence in the Australian context. The underlying theoretical model and research in South Africa is discussed and problems associated with assuming cross-cultural equivalence of measuring instruments are noted. A sample of convenience of 340 participants, constituted from different populations, participated in this investigation. A single factor with a high internal consistency was extracted in contrast to the South African results of two factors with high internal consistencies.
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Organisational Inertia: Contrasting Results in Australia and South Africa
- Authors: Roodt, Gert , Kinnear, Carli , Erwee, Ronel
- Date: 2003
- Subjects: Organisational inertia , Cross-cultural equivalence , Organisational change , Organisational culture , Cross cultural research
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6407 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/119
- Description: This study investigates the similarities of scores on the Organisational Inertia Survey in executive samples in Australia and South Africa. The study builds on previous research on the metric qualities of the Organisational Inertia Survey and problems associated with assuming cross-cultural equivalence of measuring instruments. The sample for this study included a SA sample of 617 executives from different companies and 340 Australian executives from the Australian Institute of Management who participated in an Australian survey. The results show that a twofactor structure with a high internal consistency was extracted in the combined sample. The conclusion from further analyses is that significant differences exist in the obtained Organisational Inertia scores between Australian and South African examples and between male and female respondents.
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