Development and Validation of an Instrument to Measure Organizational Cultures' Support of Business Process Management
Schmiedel T; vom Brocke J; Recker J
Abstract
The purpose of Business Process Management (BPM) is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of organizational processes through improvement and innovation. Despite a common understanding that culture is an important element in BPM efforts, there is a dearth of theoretical and empirical research on culture as a facilitator of successful BPM. We develop the BPM culture construct and propose a validated instrument with which to measure organizational cultures' support of BPM. The operationalization of the BPM culture concept provides a theoretical foundation for future research and a tool to assist organizations in developing a cultural environment that supports successful BPM.
Keywords
Business Process Management; Organizational culture; BPM culture; Measurement instrument; Construct development; Scale development