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Testing a tri-partite contingent model of engineering cultures: A pilot study

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For some time there has been a growing awareness of organizational culture and its impact on the functioning of engineering and maintenance departments. Those wishing to implement contemporary maintenance regimes (e.g. condition based maintenance) are often encouraged to develop “appropriate cultures†to support a new method’s introduction. Unfortunately these same publications often fail to specifically articulate the cultural values required to support those efforts. In the broader literature, only a limited number of case examples document the cultural values held by engineering asset intensive firms and how they contribute to their success (or failure). Consequently a gap exists in our knowledge of what engineering cultures currently might look like, or what might constitute a best practice engineering asset culture. The findings of a pilot study investigating the perceived ideal characteristics of engineering asset cultures are reported. Engineering managers, consultants and academics (n=47), were surveyed as to what they saw were essential attributes of both engineering cultures and engineering asset personnel. Valued cultural elements included those orientated around continuous improvement, safety and quality. Valued individual attributes included openness to change, interpersonal skills and conscientiousness. The paper concludes with a discussion regarding the development of a best practice cultural framework for practitioners and engineering managers.

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  • Murphy, Glen D., 2010. "Testing a tri-partite contingent model of engineering cultures: A pilot study," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 95(10), pages 1040-1049.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:reensy:v:95:y:2010:i:10:p:1040-1049
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2010.04.013
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