Organic and Mechanistic Organizational Climates and the Contingency Model.
Abstract
A study of 52 army mess halls tested the effects of organizational climate on group performance. The study showed that the mechanistic-organic dimension of the army company, the parent organization, moderates the relationship between leadership motivation (measured by the Least-Preferred Coworker (LPC) score) and the effectiveness of the mess hall, a subordinate unit. The study supported the hypothesis that the organic-mechanistic dimension was conceptually related to the situational favorableness dimension of Fiedler's Contingency Model, and that relationship-motivated (high LPC) leaders perform best in organizations which have an organic climate while task-motivated (low LPC) leaders function best in mechanistic climates. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0760326
Entities
People
- Louis S. Csoka
Organizations
- University of Washington