TY - JOUR

T1 - Exploring the link between organizational culture and organizational effectiveness

T2 - Multi-dimensional and multi-level perspectives

AU - Puppatz, Martin

AU - Deller, Juergen

N1 - Special Issue: 31st International Congress of Psychology, 24–29 July 2016, Yokohama, Japan

PY - 2016/7/1

Y1 - 2016/7/1

N2 - Given the holistic theoretical roots of organizational culture, research on the relationship between culture and effectiveness should be characterized by multidimensional and multilevel approaches. However, the opposite is the case: Most studies focus on individual culture dimensions on an overall organizational level. We believe that this perspective is problematic, as it neglects the complexity of organizational culture and might thus yield limited conclusions. In order to address this issue, this paper offers suggestions on how to look at the culture-effectivenesslink from multidimensional and multilevel perspectives. First, we provide an overview of the current state of research and outline the drawbacks associated with conventional single-dimensional approaches. Second, we introduce three multidimensional culture variables and propose how each of them is related to effectiveness outcomes. Third, we discuss how the organizational level of analysis affects these relationships. Finally, directions for future research and practical implications are addressed.

AB - Given the holistic theoretical roots of organizational culture, research on the relationship between culture and effectiveness should be characterized by multidimensional and multilevel approaches. However, the opposite is the case: Most studies focus on individual culture dimensions on an overall organizational level. We believe that this perspective is problematic, as it neglects the complexity of organizational culture and might thus yield limited conclusions. In order to address this issue, this paper offers suggestions on how to look at the culture-effectivenesslink from multidimensional and multilevel perspectives. First, we provide an overview of the current state of research and outline the drawbacks associated with conventional single-dimensional approaches. Second, we introduce three multidimensional culture variables and propose how each of them is related to effectiveness outcomes. Third, we discuss how the organizational level of analysis affects these relationships. Finally, directions for future research and practical implications are addressed.

KW - Business psychology

UR - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000413720405683

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/7144da8f-d063-3177-8ff4-1971c87c9218/

U2 - 10.1002/ijop.12328

DO - 10.1002/ijop.12328

M3 - Conference abstract in journal

VL - 51

SP - 772

EP - 772

JO - International Journal of Psychology

JF - International Journal of Psychology

SN - 0020-7594

IS - Spl.1

M1 - OR1387

ER -