Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI)

The Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI) is a successful research method used to assess an organization's current and preferred organizational culture as well as its desire to change. The methodology was developed by University of Michigan professors Dr. Kim Cameron and Dr. Robert Quinn based on the Competing Values Framework. Using 39 different indicators, this powerful assessment tool measures an organization's effectiveness depending on whether it has:

• Internal focus and integration vs. external focus and differentiation
• Stability and control vs. flexibility and discretion