Development and description of the culture/climate assessment scale.
This article describes the development, implementation, and preliminary psychometric testing of the Culture/Climate Assessment Scale (CCAS), designed and used by a school of nursing. The CCAS comprises 37 items arranged into five scales of communication, decision support, level of conflict, teamwork, and general work satisfaction, as well as three additional items that measure personal level of stress, perceived level of change, and overall level of morale. Faculty and staff completed the CCAS in three progressive administrations over a 5-year period to provide empirical data to chart the progress to improve the organizational culture and climate of one school of nursing. Preliminary testing of the CCAS supports its continued use in nursing education and other academic environments.
Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA. pspring@boisestate.edu
Cynthia M
CM
Clark
Marcia
M
Belcheir
Pamela
P
Strohfus
Pamela J
PJ
Springer
D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007061:Idaho; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D016014:Linear Models; D009013:Morale; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010559:Personnel Management; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce