The Operationalisation of Context (Study 3, Part 3)

The following sections are included:Organisational Culture as Context-SpecificSpontaneous References to Contextual Domains in Responses to Questions About the PresentReferences to the past in responses to questions about the presentReferences to the future, other, and ideal in responses to questions about the presentMethodological implicationsAn Introduction to Contextual Data Elicited Through Specific QuestioningGuide to reading Tables 12.3 and 12.4General observations about the nature of the responses to questions about contextThe Past ContextFindings for the open questionsPrompt questions: Some initial findingsThe past context: Summary of key findingsAn historical overview of the role of workers in each divisionThe Future ContextFindings for the open questionsThe difference between open questions and prompted responsesPrompt questions: Some initial findingsThe future context: Summary of key findingsMethodological issues arising from the findings for the future contextThe Other ContextResults of the analysis of other context dataThe other context: Summary of key findings in terms of key divisional differencesThe other context: Methodological issuesThe Ideal ContextFindings for the open questionsDifferences between the open and prompt questionsThe prompt questions: Some initial findingsThe ideal context: Summary of main findingsInformation about the ideal context: What does it add?Methodological issues arising from the findings for the ideal contextConclusions