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Development and Validation of a Measure of Organizational Culture in Public Child Welfare Agencies

Tonya M. Westbrook, PhD1*, Alberta J. Ellett2, and Kevin W. Deweaver2

1 Western Carolina University
2 University of Georgia

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: twestbrook{at}email.wcu.edu.


  Abstract
Objective: To develop and explore the validity characteristics of a new measure of organizational culture in public child welfare agencies. Method: Multiple validation methods were used, including expert judgment and criterion-related validity procedures using a statewide sample of 1,033 child welfare caseworkers, supervisors, and administrators. Results: Principal components analyses identified seven measurement dimensions positively correlated with a criterion measure of intent to remain employed in child welfare. Regression analyses showed that four measurement dimensions accounted for 26% of the variation in the criterion measure. Conclusions: The validity evidence for this new measure supports its use in a variety of ways in child welfare practice and in continued research on organizational culture and in child welfare workforce and child outcomes research.

First published on April 8, 2009, doi:10.1177/1049731508330226

Research on Social Work Practice 2009;19:730.

A more recent version of this article appeared on November 1, 2009

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