Abstract

Like individuals, organizations are different in terms of size, structure, character, and so on. This article introduced Organizational Character Index(Bridges, 1992) and its classification scheme for 16 different organizational characters. This classification scheme is an application of MBTI's classification for human personality based on Jung's psychological adaptation to the change was also described. The difference between the organizational Character and the organizational culture, the validation of the Organizational Character Index (OCI), and the applicability of the OCI to the area of personnel and organizational psychology were briefly discussed.