Developed by Kim Cameron & Robert Quinn, University of Michigan...Based on empirical research on factors that make organizations effective...Useful for understanding cultural/behavioral patterns from the individual to the organizational level...Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI): Diagnostic tool to understand organizations’ current and desired cultures to help manage change.

1. The Competing Values
Framework & Culture
Change
CULTURAL COMPETENCE LEARNING INSTITUTE

2. About the Framework
•Developed by Kim Cameron & Robert Quinn, University of Michigan
•Based on empirical research on factors that make organizations effective
•Useful for understanding cultural/behavioral patterns from the individual to the organizational
level
•Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI): Diagnostic tool to understand
organizations’ current and desired cultures to help manage change.

3. Relevance to CCLI
•Cultural competence is not just about knowledge acquisition, it’s about culture change
•Consideration of organizational culture can help identify key messages for grounding your CCLI
project:
• AMPLIFICATION of current culture
• SHIFT in cultural priority
•The Competing Values framework and OCAI can help quantify the magnitude of the change
you’re seeking
•Creates shared language and understanding of change

4. Competing Values Framework
Clan Adhocracy
MarketHierarchy

5. Organizational Culture Assessment
Instrument
OCAI Matrix Sample OCAI Results
Red = current culture
Blue = desired culture

6. Resources for Competing Values
Framework & OCAI
•Cameron, K. and Quinn, R. (2011). Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture, 3rd edition.
Available as a Kindle e-book.
• Offers free access to the OCAI questionnaire workbook.
•OCAI Online (individuals can sign up and take OCAI free): http://www.ocai-
online.com/products/ocai-one
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