The need to measure the organizational culture. A review of the topic

Abstract

At present, sociologists, psychologists, academics and / or businessmen have been concerned with studying the culture of organizations in order to improve their performance, since this construct is closely linked to business success. However, there are still many organizations that have not yet shown their interest in studying it, much less in measuring it. The objective of this article is to present the results of the review and analysis of the subject of organizational culture and the models and methods for their respective measurement. The document is divided into three parts. In the first, an approach is made to the concept of organizational culture. In the second, the empirical and theoretical documents found on the study event in the Science Direct, Ebsco, Scielo and Redalyc databases are reviewed, together with the structured methodological process of bibliographic review. In the third part, a synthesis of the main models for measuring organizational culture is presented, in which a special mention is made of the competing values ​​model of Kim Cameron and Robert Quinn. Finally, some conclusions are shown in which the usefulness of the article is highlighted, for incorporating a theoretical and empirical reference on organizational culture and its measurement models in the business context.

Keywords

• organizational culture
• measurement models
• measurement methods
• competing values ​​model