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Organizational climate factors and the evaluation of technical ideas
Author(s) -
Manners G. E.,
Barth R. T.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
randd management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.253
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1467-9310
pISSN - 0033-6807
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9310.1978.tb01290.x
Subject(s) - organisation climate , clarity , organizational effectiveness , organizational safety , set (abstract data type) , organization development , organizational engineering , organizational studies , organizational performance , organizational behavior and human resources , organizational learning , psychology , organizational commitment , organizational structure , knowledge management , social psychology , computer science , political science , biochemistry , chemistry , programming language , law
Based on data obtained from 359 idea evaluators, canonical correlation analysis was used to examine the relationship between several organizational factors and a set of criteria used in the evaluation of technical ideas. In contrast to other studies, it was found that organizational factors—assessed in terms of organizational climate—could be explained in terms of two dimensions: organizational clarity and risk. Technical evaluation criteria could be explained in terms of professional self‐gratification and organizational responsibility. In light of the multivariate relationship among the two sets of factors, a number of organizational design implications are outlined.