A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Competing Values Instrument

The competing values framework (CVF) formulated by Quinn and his colleagues was developed to specify the criteria of organizational effectiveness and was later used to study a wide range of organizational phenomena such as culture and change. We extend this work by using structural equations modeling (LISREL) to (a) test the CVF and (b) refine a scale that identifies the extent to which managers and other organizational constituencies use the framework’s criteria to evaluate organizational effectiveness. Based on a sample of 300 hospital managers and supervisors, with one exception, our results support the CVF. Moreover, scores on the scale developed to measure the CVF criteria yield excellent validity and reliability estimates.

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