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Title Type Author Resource Type Year Size
Diagnosing Organizational Cultures: Validating a Model and Method The paper presents a statistical validation of the Denison Organizational Culture survey using responses from 35,474 individuals in 160 organizations. .pdf Daniel R. Denison, Jay Janovics, Joana Young, Hee Jae Cho Denison White/Working Paper 2006 389.41 KB
Denison Overview: Introduction to the Denison Model This Research Note provides a detailed overview of the Denison model to explain how the model is used, as well as why an organization would want to use it. .pdf Denison Consulting Denison Research Note 2006 324.77 KB
What IS the Difference between Organizational Culture and Organizational Climate? A Native's Point of View on a Decade of Paradigm Wars This article examines the implications of culture development by first considering the differences between the literatures on organizational culture and organizational climate and then examining the many similarities between the two literatures. .pdf Daniel R. Denison Publication 1996 2.26 MB
Content Module: Employee Engagement This document reviews the definition and statistical validation of the Content Module on Employee Engagement. .pdf Denison Consulting Denison White/Working Paper 2010 323.20 KB
Linking Nursing Unit's Culture to Organizational Effectiveness: A Measurement Tool This article describes the Denison Organizational Culture Survey and it’s usefulness in linking organizational culture and organizational effectiveness in the context of nursing units. .pdf Jessie Casida Publication 2008 92.96 KB
Translated Languages: Answers to Frequent Questions about the Denison Organizational Culture Survey Denison Consulting worked with researchers at Bowling Green State University to investigate the translations of the DOCS and determine their validity. This document answers questions that users may have regarding our translations process. .pdf Ashley Guidroz Denison White/Working Paper 2009 275.74 KB
Methodological Considerations for Creating and Utilizing Global Survey Norms Presentation at the 2008 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Annual Conference. This presentation identifies the factors that affect global norms and compares global versus country-specific norms. .pdf Ashley Guidroz, Maya Yankelevich, Michael Gillespie, Patricia Barger & Michael Zickar Presentation 2008 131.11 KB
White Paper on Norms Authors review different techniques to increase the interpretability of survey results. After reviewing key definitions and techniques, advantages and disadvantages of each of the techniques are described. .pdf Mike Zickar, Patricia Barger, Ashley Guidroz & Maya Yankelevich Denison White/Working Paper 2007 54.34 KB
Measurement Equivalence of the Denison Organizational Culture Survey Across Language Adaptations This report contains the results of statistical analyses used to determine the comparability of the items and scales of the Denison Organizational Culture Survey (DOCS) across language translations. .pdf Nathan Carter, Dalia Diab, Bing Lin, Shuang-Yueh Pui, Michael Zickar Denison White/Working Paper 2007 152.12 KB
Overview of the Reliability and Validity of the Denison Organizational Culture Survey Reliability and validity for the DOCS are assessed in this report. Coefficient alphas range from .70 to .86 for the 12 indexes and from .87 to .92 for the four traits, indicating scientifically acceptable levels of consistency within scales. .pdf Denison Consulting Denison White/Working Paper n.d. 267.80 KB
Substantive vs. Quantitative Determination of Item Comparability in an Organizational Culture Survey Presentation at the 2008 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Annual Conference. This presentation addresses the new challenges facing globalization and compares item- and scale-scores across languages and national culture. .pdf Nathan Carter, Lindsey Kotrba, Michael Gillespie, Michael Zickar, Dalia Diab, Bing Lin & Shuang Pui Presentation 2008 711.71 KB
Interpreting Percentiles on the Denison Leadership Development Survey Offers tips to consider when evaluating your results on the Denison Leadership Development Survey. .pdf Denison Consulting Denison White/Working Paper n.d. 183.45 KB
Constructing Norms This paper offers an explanation into the value of obtaining and properly interpreting raw scores. It also explains how raw scores aid in the process of constructing norms. .pdf Denison Consulting Denison White/Working Paper n.d. 5.29 KB
Demographic Differences in the Denison Leadership Development Survey This report contains a detailed discussion of demographic differences between leaders within the Denison Leadership Development Survey (DLDS) normative database. .pdf Ashley Guidroz Denison White/Working Paper 2008 1.11 MB
Summary of the Reliability and Validity of the Denison Leadership Development Survey The alpha coefficients for these indexes range from .88 to .94 and the four leadership traits predicting between 43 – 47 percent of differences in leadership effectiveness scores depending on the rater group. .pdf Denison Consulting Denison White/Working Paper n.d. 95.57 KB
Disentangling Rater Bias from Relationships between Leader Behaviors and Leadership Effectiveness Presentation at the 2008 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Annual Conference. This presentation reinforces the importance of linking leader behavior to effectiveness by taking into account different rating sources. .pdf Neil Christiansen, Misty Bennett, Michael Gillespie, & Daniel R. Denison Presentation 2008 1.22 MB
Sampling for Organizational Surveys Outlines political and statistical considerations to take into account when conducting an organizational survey as well as recommendations to obtain optimal results from such survey. .pdf Denison Consulting Denison White/Working Paper n.d. 153.72 KB
Denison Organizational Culture Survey Overview Document offers a brief, two-page summary on the survey's background, potential applications, and a description of the survey process. .pdf Denison Consulting Denison White/Working Paper n.d. 169.97 KB
The Denison Leadership Development Survey This document describes the Denison Leadership Development Survey which provides leaders and managers with an analysis of the twelve leadership skills and practices that have the greatest impact on bottom-line organizational performance. .pdf Denison Consulting Denison White/Working Paper n.d. 370.43 KB