Questionnaire For Assessing Organizational Climate For Supporting Entrepreneurial Culture

Upon the detailed analysis of valuable feedback received, interviewing some key persons and our own experience, we have come to a conclusion that the issue is very large and needs time for a very thorough analysis. However, we have tried to come to the best possible conclusion with little knowledge and understanding that we have and feel will help in creation of a culture of entrepreneurship. According to us, in general large organizations do have difficulty in percolating the larger aim of the organization down every stratum of management and workforce and the same is true with our case i.e. . The kind of non-clarity of vision and goals that afflict any large organization is also present here. People feel lost in the ocean of large manpower and this feeling needs to be addressed very urgently and effectively, as it is these very people who will bring in the desired change. The organization structure of , according to us, needs a little thinning and the appraisal system needs to be revamped. An atmosphere needs to be created where people can be given enough freedom to act and draw motivation from those achievements, which are in line with organizational priorities. The organization needs to be more open to new ideas and flexible in its approach to meet the challenges emerging from fast changing market scenario.

Never the less, it is heartening to find that is having sufficient potential for creation of this culture. The employees are, by and large, motivated and dedicated to the organization. As suggested by us, the organization could do better if the people are rotated for cross-pollination of fresh ideas. 

It is true that cultural changes in any organization cannot be brought overnight but then it is also true that ‘well begun is half the job done’. 

Annexure 1

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ASSESSING ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE IN SAIL FOR SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE

Q1)  In your job what parameter motivates you?

(Please rate from 1 to 9 where 9 means highly applicable and 1 means least applicable)

1. Monetary Incentives
2. Feeling of Achievement
3. Promotion
4. Organizational Award
5. Company of motivated people around you
6. Challenging job
7. Recognition from top management
8. Perks like better house allotments,

holiday tickets etc.

1. Any other (Please Specify)

Q2)  When working in the Organization in what circumstances

a) You feel happiest __________________________

b) You feel saddest   __________________________

Q3)  Do you like going to parties ?    Yes       No       

Q4)  Do you enjoy when you are in a party ?  Yes     No

Q5)  Are you the life of the party ?   Yes       No      

Q6)  When you are in a group of strangers do you

1. Go and introduce yourself first (Please tick one)

     False         True          Partly True

• Wait for the others to come to you ?

False         True        Partly True       

Q7)  Who is your role model in SAIL ?

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Q8)  What quality / qualities of the person in Q7 above do you admire most?

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Q9)  Who is your role model outside SAIL ?

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Q10) What quality / qualities of the person in Q9 above do you admire most?

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Q11) Which has been your best moment in this organization till now ?

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Q12) What motivates you to do something new in the Organization ? (Please rank in order of 1 to 4. 1 for least applicable and 4 for most applicable)

1. Betterment of Organization                  

• Personal Reward/Incentive/Recognition       

• Creation of better working condition / lesser

   work load after implementing the idea

• Any Other (Please Specify)    

Q13) While delegating a job to your subordinates what do you do for monitoring ? (Please tick one)

1. Supervise and direct every move

• Take feedbacks in between

• Ask your subordinate how to do the job and leave

          it to them to implement

• Ask your subordinate how to do the job discuss

     it and then ask him to implement it.

Q14) What stops you from putting forward / implementing a new idea ? (Please tick one)

1. Fear of rejection

• Fear of failure

• Fear of added responsibility

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Q15) How much do you think the Organization supports and appreciates the initiatives taken by the employees ? (Rate in the range of 1 to 10 where 10 means most supports and 1 means least supports)

Q16) How much aware are you of the Organization’s visions/ plans & policies (Rate in the range of 1 to 10 where 10 means very aware and 1 means least aware)

Q17) How do you rate this Organization as a career option for youngsters ? (Rate in the range of 1 to 10 where 10 means very good and 1 means very bad)

Q18) One of the definitions of Entrepreneurship is

“The Creation of value by people and organizations working together to implement an idea thru the application of creativity, drive & a willingness to take what might commonly be seen as a risk”

Please answer the following questions (a to e) by rating them from 1 to 10 where 10 means very near and 1 means very far

1. Where do u think our Organization is with respect

   to development of this culture ?  

•  Where do you find yourself w.r.t. these traits ?

c)  Where do you find your boss w.r.t. these traits?

d) Where do you find the top management in our organization w.r.t. these traits ?

e) Where do you find your subordinates w.r.t. these traits ?

• For creating a culture of Entrepreneurship in our organization what should the organization do ?

Q19) How openly are your ideas listened to by your seniors?

1. Not at all

• Very

• Somewhat

Q20)          Do you think that the time available to you for your work is sufficient ?

     Yes                No           

Q21) Are you satisfied with your own effort for knowledge and skill upgradation ?

     Yes                No           

Q22) If the answer to Q 21 is no then why ?

1. Not having sufficient time in the organization

• Not able to see its use

• Not having sufficient opportunity
• Have not given thought to this issue seriously      

Q23) If there is a persisting problem in your workplace and you think that you have a solution to it but it may or may not work. The result of failure is stopping production of plant for about 4 hrs. What will you do?

1. Go ahead and implement

b)   Don’t do anything

Q24) Company’s policies and procedures make sense to me

1. Somewhat agree

• Undecided
• Somewhat disagree

• Strongly agree                   

Q25) If given an opportunity to join an organization which offers better pay / perks, will you join the organization?

1. Yes

b)   No           

If your answer is no then why ?

Q26) In the present organization, do you believe that the climate is very conducive to taking risks ?

Desig, / Grade ____________________                                Age _______________________

Yes                No            Partly True

Annexure 2

Survey Data

No. of people surveyed – 82

Q1)    In your job what parameter motivates you ?

(Please rate from 1 to 9 where 9 means highly applicable and 1 means least applicable)

Rank	Monetary Incentive	Achievement	Promotion	Award	Motivated  People	Challenge	Recognition	Perks	Other
9	7	26	14	1	8	16	8	2	4
8	7	20	14	10	15	16	11	7	2
7	10	7	17	9	12	15	8	8	2
6	12	6	12	15	7	10	18	5
5	16	10	10	12	10	4	10	9	3
4	12	4	7	10	9	9	11	9	2
3	7	3	7	11	10	7	6	10
2	5	2	3	6	9	5	7	27
1	4	3	1	2	1	2	1	5	32

Q2)   When working in the Organization in what circumstances  do you feel happiest ?

Achievement	33
Recognition	23
Others	17

			Yes	No
Q3)	Like parties  ?		64	18
Q4)	Enjoy Parties ?		68	13
Q5)	Life of Party ?		39	43

Q6)	When you are in a group of strangers do you

		FALSE	TRUE	PARTLY TRUE
a)	Introduce Yourself	9	26	47
b)	Wait for Others	25	7	48

Q7)	Who is your role model in SAIL ?
None	Present
30	52

Q8)	What quality / qualities of the person in Q7 above do you admire most?

Quality	Number
Leadership	11
Administration	9
Vision	6
Honesty	11
Hardworking	6
Managerial Skills	12
Knowledge	12
Discipline	5
Decision Making	4
Others	10

Q9)	Who is your role model outside SAIL ?

Businessman / Entrepreneur	25
Politician	6
Sports person	3
Scientist	8
Actors	4
Parents/Relatives	11
None	17
Others	12

Q10)	What quality / qualities of the person in Q9 above do you admire most?

Quality	Number
Vision	6
Leadership	7
Managerial	5
Honesty	11
Hardworking	7
Simplicity	10
Knowledge	8
Patience	3
Personality	1
Loving/Caring	5
Entrepreneurial	5
Punctuality	4
Coolness	3
Others	13

Q12)    What motivates you to do something new in the Organization ? (Please rank in order of 1 to 4. 1 for least applicable and 4 for most applicable

Rank	Betterment of Organisation	Personal Rewards	Improvement of Working Condition after modification	Others
4	31	13	43	6
3	29	27	19	1
2	18	32	13	4
1	1	8	4	36

Q13)    While delegating a job to your subordinates what do you do for monitoring ? (Please tick one)

Supervise & Direct every move	8
Take feedback  in between	28
Leave on Subordinate fully	6
Discuss with subordinate how to do the job and then ask him to implement	44

Q14)    What stops you from putting forward / implementing a new idea ? (Please tick one)

Fear of Rejection	9
Fear of Failure	3
Fear of Added Responsibility	5
Fear of additional  Work load	5
Other	6
None	54

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Q15	5	8	4	10	23	10	10	8	5	3
Q16		3	3	10	12	14	8	19	3	9
Q17	6	4	7	12	25	11	9	5		2
Q18 a	7	6	8	16	13	9	6	8	1	2
Q18b	5	1	4	1	15	17	13	15	5	2
Q18c	5	1	9	4	16	13	9	13	4	4
Q18d	9	5	8	9	15	9	10	6	5	2
Q18e	5	4	8	8	17	13	5	7	4	2

Q19)    How openly are your ideas listened to by your seniors?

Not at all	1
Very	39
Somewhat	42

Q20)    Do you think that the time available to you for your work is sufficient ?

Yes	72
No	10

Q21)    Are you satisfied with your own effort for knowledge and skill upgradation ?

Yes	40
No	42

Q22) If the answer to Q 21 is no then why ?

No Time	5
No use	8
No Opportunity	24
No thought	9

Q23) If there is a persisting problem in your workplace and you think that you have a solution to it but it may or may not work. The result of failure is stopping production of plant for about 4 hrs. What will you do?

Implement	70
Do Nothing	10

Q24)    Company’s policies and procedures make sense to me

Somewhat agree	45
Undecided	4
Somewhat disagree	17
Strongly agree	15
Strongly disagree	1

Q25)    If given an opportunity to join an organization which offers better pay / perks, will you join the organization?

Yes	60
No	21

Q26) In the present organization, do you believe that the climate is very conducive to taking risks ?

Yes	15
No	29
Partly True	35

Grades of people surveyed:

E0	2
E1	24
E2	7
E3	16
E4	7
E5	12
E6	11
E7	3
	82