Organisational inertia: contrasting results in Australia and South Africa
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Article Title | Organisational inertia: contrasting results in Australia and South Africa |
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Article Category | Article |
Authors | Roodt, Gert (Author), Kinnear, Carli (Author) and Erwee, Ronel (Author) |
Journal Title | SA Journal of Industrial Psychology |
Journal Citation | 29 (2), pp. 1-5 |
Number of Pages | 5 |
Year | 2003 |
Place of Publication | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4102/sajip.v29i2.101 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/viewFile/101/97 |
Abstract | 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 two-factor 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. |
Keywords | organisational inertia survey; Australian executives; South African managers |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350503. Human resources management |
350706. International business | |
520104. Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors) | |
520105. Psychological methodology, design and analysis | |
Public Notes | Open access journal |
Byline Affiliations | Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa |
Department of Management and Organisational Behaviour |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y47z/organisational-inertia-contrasting-results-in-australia-and-south-africa
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