Results of an Organizational Diagnostic Survey of an Army Field Facility Work Environment

Abstract

The aim of organizational effectiveness research is to increase human performance effectiveness in an organization and to improve teamwork and job satisfaction, by developing diagnostic instruments to identify problem areas, intervening with organizational development techniques to correct the problems, and finally evaluating the intervention results in terms of productivity and job satisfaction. A diagnostic Work Environment Questionnaire (WEQ) was developed and validated over a 3-year period at an Army field installation. It elicited from both supervisors and subordinates their attitudes and perceptions on their job duties, training, performance standards and consequences, and on their organizational supervision, work group, job importance, and feedback. Some findings are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA020934

Entities

People

  • John R. Turney
  • Stanley L. Cohen

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Complex Systems
  • Group Processes (Social Psychology)
  • Instructions
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Job Training
  • Military Research
  • Motivation
  • Motor Skills
  • Peer Groups
  • Perception
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Supervision
  • Supervisors
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training

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