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Asked 2 November 2016

How can I get the Robbins standard questionnaires of organizational structure?

I need to find the scale of the three dimensions of organizational structure (centralization, formalization and complexity) 

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Saima Butt
Ziauddin University
can somebody please help me with the questionnaire? in dire need!

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  1. Robins’ organizational structure which has three dimensions of formality, complexity and focus and standard questionnaire of Whetten and Cameron’s psychological empowerment which has 5 dimensions of trust, meaningfulness, effectiveness, self-efficiency, and self-determination).
  2. Source Edalatian Shahriari, J., Maleki, J., Koolivand, P., & Meyvand, M. (2013). The study of the relationship between organizational structure and psychological empowerment among the staffs in Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance. European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences, 2(3 (s)), pp-330.
  3. Johari, J., Yahya, K. K., & Omar, A. (2011). The Construct Validity of Organizational Structure Scale: Evidence from Malaysia. World, 3(2), 131-152.
  4. Pertusa-Ortega, E. M., Zaragoza-Sáez, P., & Claver-Cortes, E. (2010). Can formalization, complexity, and centralization influence knowledge performance?. Journal of Business Research, 63(3), 310-320.
  5. Hage, J., & Aiken, M. (1967). Relationship of centralization to other structural properties. Administrative Science Quarterly, 72-92.
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Milena Neiva Silva
University of Minho
Thank you for your help
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Murat Tuysuz
Marmara University
Dear Milena, I was looking the same thing and I found your question? 
So I would like to ask the same; did you find it? 
Milena Neiva Silva
University of Minho
Yes I find but not the Robbins questionnaire
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Murat Tuysuz
Marmara University
As far as I understood, the scale is included in his book but I could not find it.  Thanks for sharing the article below anyway. 
Check this link out, it may help you I found.
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Bharti Marwari
Punjabi University
Milena mam and Murat sir did u find the questionnaire? If yes, plz help me on this it is also related to my research work
Bharti Marwari
Punjabi University
Thanks sir, for your suggestion it will help me
Haitham Hmoud Alshibly
Al-Balqa Applied University
Good question and informative answers thank you all!
Saima Butt
Ziauddin University
can somebody please help me with the questionnaire? in dire need!

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