Organizational Concepts Encompassed in the OCDA survey
Climate for Deep Diversity – the degree to which an organizational environment is created through practices and policies in which minorities and majorities are equally valued.
Climate for Continuous Learning – the degree to which all employees are expected to and supported in the acquiring new knowledge and skills. In addition innovation is emphasized.
Climate for Innovation – the degree to which new ideas are encouraged and accepted and rewarded.
Climate for Justice/Fairness includes four areas:
- Distributive Justice - the degree to which staff perceives that rewards are fairly distributed based upon performance.
- Procedural Justice - the degree to which staff perceives the procedures that determine the distribution of rewards are uniformly applied.
- Interpersonal Justice - the degree to which staff perceives there is fairness and respectfulness between employees and supervisors.
- Informational Justice - the degree to which staff perceives the explanation for distribution of procedures and rewards are provided.
Job Satisfaction -the degree to which staff exhibit satisfaction with their work.
Climate for Teamwork - the degree to which staff perceives that teamwork is valued by the organization and to which they perceive that they are valued as team members. Includes perceptions of team climate for acceptance of diversity in:
Organizational Commitment – the degree to which staff feel valued by the organization.
Climate for Leadership - includes four areas:
Climate for Interpersonal Treatment - degree to employees perceive that their treatment within the organization are fair.
Organizational Citizenship Behaviors – degree to which staff perceive that ‘professionalism’ is exhibited within the organization.
Perceived Organizational Support – the degree to which the employees perceive they have support for ideas, problems, goals and values.
Work Withdrawal – the degree to which employees explore other job opportunities or think about leaving their jobs.
Climate for Customer Service - the degree to which employees perceive the institution values and measures service quality.
Task Engagement - degree to which employees perceive their work is important.
Work Unit Conflict
Climate for Demographic Diversity
