Organisational inertia: contrasting results in Australia and South Africa

Roodt, Gert and Kinnear, Carli and Erwee, Ronel (2003) Organisational inertia: contrasting results in Australia and South Africa. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 29 (2). pp. 1-5. ISSN 0258-5200

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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.

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Item Type:	Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C)
Refereed:	Yes
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	Open access journal
Faculty / Department / School:	Historic - Faculty of Business - Department of Management and Organisational Behaviour
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2007 01:15
Last Modified:	13 Jun 2016 02:14
Uncontrolled Keywords:	organisational inertia survey; Australian executives; South African managers
Fields of Research :	15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1503 Business and Management > 150305 Human Resources Management 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1503 Business and Management > 150308 International Business 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1701 Psychology > 170107 Industrial and Organisational Psychology 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1701 Psychology > 170110 Psychological Methodology, Design and Analysis
Socio-Economic Objective:	E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970115 Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
Identification Number or DOI:	10.4102/sajip.v29i2.101
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/2849

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