TY - JOUR
T1 - The Team Climate Inventory (TCI): a psychometric test on a Taiwanese sample of work groups
AU - Tseng, Hsu-Min
AU - Liu, Feng-Chuan
AU - West, Michael A.
PY - 2009/8
Y1 - 2009/8
N2 - Understanding the feasibility of applying the Team Climate Inventory (TCI) in non-Western cultures is essential for researchers attempting to understand the influence of culture on workers' perceived climate. This study describes the application of the TCI in such a setting using data from 203 administrators employed in a Taiwanese medical center. Reliability and factor analyses were performed to establish the feasibility and psychometric properties of the TCI Taiwan version. Reliabilities of both the four- and five-factor solutions exceeded .80. Factor analyses indicated a satisfactory four-factor structure, despite some variations in comparison with the U.K. version. The TCI Taiwan version is feasible and has acceptable psychometric properties. Further research is warranted regarding the degree to which disparities result from cultural differences and the specific nature of organizational systems in Chinese communities.
AB - Understanding the feasibility of applying the Team Climate Inventory (TCI) in non-Western cultures is essential for researchers attempting to understand the influence of culture on workers' perceived climate. This study describes the application of the TCI in such a setting using data from 203 administrators employed in a Taiwanese medical center. Reliability and factor analyses were performed to establish the feasibility and psychometric properties of the TCI Taiwan version. Reliabilities of both the four- and five-factor solutions exceeded .80. Factor analyses indicated a satisfactory four-factor structure, despite some variations in comparison with the U.K. version. The TCI Taiwan version is feasible and has acceptable psychometric properties. Further research is warranted regarding the degree to which disparities result from cultural differences and the specific nature of organizational systems in Chinese communities.
KW - Team Climate Inventory
KW - psychometrics
KW - innovation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=68949150686&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://sgr.sagepub.com/content/40/4/465
U2 - 10.1177/1046496409334145
DO - 10.1177/1046496409334145
M3 - Article
SN - 1046-4964
VL - 40
SP - 465
EP - 482
JO - Small group research
JF - Small group research
IS - 4
ER -