Voluntary participation in organizational decision-making : a model and an experimental test. [TR 44]
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
This TR was adapted from McMahon’s doctoral dissertation, written at Michigan State University. It develops a theory and model for disagreement and consensus in organizational hierarchies, and tests some derivations of the theory in three-person experimental groups. The model has some features in common with a decision model by Camilleri, Berger, and Conner (1972). Results for 3 of 4 conditions were as predicted by the model. The TR discusses some methodological issues of the tests, and suggests areas for further investigation, including studying the process in larger groups specifying the non-linear form of the relation between morale and participation.
[Abstract by Murray Webster, 2014.]Revised: "Rank-and-File Participation in Organizational Decision-Making: A Model and Some Preliminary Evidence.", published in Pacific Sociological Review v18, No.4 October 1975, pp. 387-420.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Date created | March 1972 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | McMahon, Anne Meneve, 1943- |
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| Author | Camilleri, Santo F., 1922- |
| Publisher | Stanford University, Department of Sociology, Laboratory for Social Research |
Subjects
| Subject | Group decision making |
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| Subject | Participation - Social aspects |
| Subject | Organizational sociology |
| Subject | Social sciences - Experiments. |
| Genre | Technical report |
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- McMahon, Anne Meneve, and Camilleri, Santo F.. (1972). Voluntary participation in organizational decision-making : a model and an experimental test. Technical Report 44, Laboratory for Social Research, Stanford University Department of Sociology. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/jw813zt9852
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