How is the Denison Organizational Culture Survey different from the OCI?
A. Clay Lafferty, developer of the OCI, was a clinical psychologist whose research focused on psychodynamics, thinking styles and their impact on health, well being, and personal effectiveness. In contrast, the Denison research is based on organizational culture and leadership practices, and their impact on financial performance, employee satisfaction, growth, quality, customer satisfaction, and innovation. Denison’s research is behaviorally based and the surveys and reports are written in business language. Lafferty’s research, by comparison, is psychologically based and the surveys and reports are presented in psychological terms. The OCI is a well-respected assessment tool that is widely used by many clinical and counseling psychologists. The Denison Organizational Culture Survey, however, speaks the language of business and is widely used by executives, managers, human resource professionals and organizational development professionals.
Related Questions
- Is the Denison Organizational Culture Survey equally as effective when used in conjunction with the Denison Leadership Development Survey?
- How do the Denison Organizational Culture Survey and the Denison Leadership Development Survey relate to each other?
- Can we change the standard 60 questions on the Denison Organizational Culture Survey?
