Participative Decision-Making About Work: An Overdue Look at Variables Which Mediate its Effects.

Singer, Jack N.

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Participative Decision-Making About Work: An Overdue Look at Variables Which Mediate its Effects

Singer, Jack N.

Sociology of Work and Occupations, 1, 4, 347-71, Nov 74

Besides the question of the maximal effectiveness of various degrees and varieties of participation, predicting the success of participative decision making (PDM) approaches also involves an understanding of sources of variance (individual employees' characteristics, the cultural milieu, and the job context and level) for planning and instituting specific PDM programs. (Author/AJ)

Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Behavior Theories, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Group Dynamics, Participative Decision Making, Personnel Management, Self Directed Groups

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