Organisational Description Questionnaire (ODQ) 
The ODQ is a 28-item instrument dealing with transactional and transformational elements of a culture’s assumptions, processes and expectations.  

Evidence-Based Assessment Rating Profile

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Link to main document: ODQ
Relevant Literature:

  1. Corrigan, P. W., Diwan, S., Campion, J., & Rashid, F. (2002). Transformational leadership and the mental health team. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 30(2), 97–108.

  2. Connell, A. M. (n.d.). Customer retention and leadership in the nonprofit healthcare organization. ResearchGate. (n.d.).

  3. Hancock, C. S. (2008, April). THE EFFECTS OF LEADERSHIP IN VETERINARY HOSPITALS ON EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION AND CULTURE. University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona.

  4. Parry, K. W., & Proctor-Thomson, S. B. (2002). TESTING THE VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE ORGANISATIONAL DESCRIPTION QUESTIONNAIRE (ODQ). International Journal of Organisational Behaviour, 4(3), 111–124.

  5. Parry, K. W., & Proctor-Thomson, S. B. (2003). Leader Career Development: Who Should Take Responsibility? Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 41(3), 316–337. doi:10.1177/1038411103041003005

  6. Parry, K. W., & Proctor-Thomson, S. B. (2007). Leadership, culture and performance: The case of the New Zealand public sector.

  7. Patrick W Corrigan, S. L. D. (2001). Organisational Correlates to Staff Attitudes about Behavioural Programs. Behaviour Change – BEHAV CHANGE, 18(2), 114–123. doi:10.1375/bech.18.2.114

  8. Toor, S.-R., & Ofori, G. (2009). Ethical Leadership: Examining the Relationships with Full Range Leadership Model, Employee Outcomes, and Organizational Culture. Journal of Business Ethics, 90(4), 533–547. doi:10.1007/s10551-009-0059-3

  9. Watkins, D. (2008, December). THE COMMON FACTORS BETWEEN COACHING CULTURES AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP, TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP, AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES. University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona.