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Factorial invariance of the South African Culture Instrument

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dc.contributor.author Martins, Nico
dc.date.accessioned 2015-01-07T14:47:04Z
dc.date.available 2015-01-07T14:47:04Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.identifier.citation Martins, N. (2014). Factorial invariance of the South African Culture Instrument. Problems and Perspectives in Management, (Special Issue: South Africa-2), 12( 4), 242-252 en
dc.identifier.uri http://businessperspectives.org/journals_free/ppm/2014/PPM_2014_04_spec.issue_Martins.pdf
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/14650
dc.description.abstract The purpose of the study is to confirm the validity of the South African Culture Questionnaire (SACI) and to assess the questionnaire’s degree of factorial invariance across race groups. The questionnaire has been used for a number of years for organizational culture assessments, but no factorial invariance has been tested. It is essential for the cultural applicability of the measuring instrument (e.g. whether the measurements represent identical constructs on identical scales) and equivalence to be determined. A quantitative research study was conducted in a South African information communications and technology (ICT) company. A total of 455 employees completed the SACI. Structural equation modelling was used to determine if there was any invariance between the various race groups. The results confirmed the validity and reliability of the SACI and the fact that no factorial invariance existes between the measured groups. The original eight-factor structure of the SACI fits the data well – as evidenced by the overall goodness-of-fit statistics. The reliability associated with organizational culture for both the pathways and dimensions is acceptable across the various groups, as indicated by the overall and race goodness-of-fit statistics. No significant differences are found in the factorial patterns for the SACI for the four race groups. The conclusion drawn is that the questionnaire can thus be used with confidence for organizational assessments across race groups. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Business Perspectives en
dc.subject Factorial Invariance en
dc.subject Structural equation Modelling en
dc.subject Organizational Culture Assessment en
dc.subject Goodness-of-fit Statistics en
dc.title Factorial invariance of the South African Culture Instrument en
dc.type Article en
dc.description.department Industrial and Organisational Psychology en


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