The paper identifies a gap in the literature for a brief
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The gap
The paper identifies a gap in the literature for a brief and easy-to-complete self-report measure of group climate. It notes that prior measures have limitations, such as being too long or having inadequate factor-analytic samples.
Evidence profile
Sourced from the future-work section and stated challenges and stated research gap of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1977 and 1982, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 148 times in total.
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Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 5 representative gaps
- An Epistemic Status Study of the Concept of Organisational Climate (1982) · Sociological Bulletin · doi
Future research should focus on developing independent measures of organizational climate. The paper suggests that a long-term, dynamic perspective is needed to appreciate the causal impact of organizational climate on behavior. Further studies should investigate the relationship between organizational climate and structural variables.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5Keywords: future research focus developing independent measures organizational climate - An Epistemic Status Study of the Concept of Organisational Climate (1982) · Sociological Bulletin · doi
The concept of organizational climate is often difficult to define and measure. Perceptual variation can be a challenge in evaluating the objectivity of climate. The paper highlights the need for independent measures of organizational climate.
generalstated challengesevidence 5/5Keywords: concept organizational climate often difficult define measure perceptual - Measurement of Group Climate (1981) · International Journal of Group Psychotherapy · cited 74× · doi
The paper identifies a gap in the literature for a brief and easy-to-complete self-report measure of group climate. It notes that prior measures have limitations, such as being too long or having inadequate factor-analytic samples.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: paper identifies gap literature brief easy-to-complete self-report measure - Group climate: An exploratory analysis of construct validity (1977) · Organizational Behavior and Human Performance · cited 37× · doi
There is a lack of clarity concerning the nature of the group climate construct. There is a need to conceptually delimit the group climate construct from other climate and climate-like constructs. There is a need to examine the practical utility of the group climate construct in predicting behavior.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: there lack clarity concerning nature group climate construct - Group climate: An exploratory analysis of construct validity (1977) · Organizational Behavior and Human Performance · cited 37× · doi
Investigations dealing with covariates such as process, structure, and performance will be necessary to establish the construct's nomological net. Future research should examine the practical utility of the group climate construct in predicting behavior. Future research should explore the generalizability of the results to other groups and organizations.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5Keywords: investigations dealing covariates process structure performance necessary establish
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