DIMENSIONS OF PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE - TESTS OF A MODEL

On the basis of previous case-study investigations a four-element mode l of organisational performance is proposed, whose links are identifie d with management processes. Data from a 4,000 strong sample, drawn fr om the international businesses of a major corporation, allowed percep tual measures of the model's parameters to be tested via LISREL across 12 replications; each replication representing samples from differing business and geographical areas of company operations. Results confir m some of the model's predicted relationships, and reveal a high degre e of consistency across replications. Additionally, path analysis on 6 0 sub-unit aggregated perceptions shed light on the possible significa nce of relationships among the performance measures, underlining the i mportance of adaptability and global perceptions of company climate fo r effectiveness and future growth.