Application of the Organizational Culture Inventory in a Shared Leadership Nonprofit
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https://doi.org/10.58593/cjar.v2i2.30Keywords:
Organizational Culture Inventory, Human Synergistics, nonprofits, Shared LeadershipAbstract
Researchers and nonprofit leaders have used a variety of instruments to understand and sometimes manage the culture of organizations. At the same time, nonprofit organizations with shared and distributed leadership structures have grown to respond to the complex needs of marginalized communities. This case study explores whether a traditional organizational culture instrument is a practical assessment for a nonprofit organization with shared leadership. We applied Human Synergistics, Inc.’s Organizational Culture Inventory (OCI) to a shared leadership nonprofit organization in the Midwest with 25 members. Findings show that the OCI assessment reflected the organization’s culture in the shared leadership nonprofit. The circumplex results show that the nonprofit has a Constructive current culture. The differences between the current and ideal cultures represent a need to increase the Achievement style and decrease the Avoidance and Power styles. Future directions will include an intervention and retest to determine the changes in the organizational culture.
Key words: Organizational Culture Inventory, Human Synergistics, nonprofits, shared leadership
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