The Dimensionality and Effectiveness of Influence Methods Used in a Matrix Organizational Environment.

Abstract

The matrix organization generate authority ambiguity whereby there is multiple supervision of project personnel. Further, the project manager has much less authority than responsibility. To compensate for this, a variety of influence methods are used. The purpose of this study is to investigate the independence and the effectiveness of the influence methods used by project and functional managers in the matrix organizational environment. To accomplish this, 264 personnel answered a questionnaire. These personnel were in six different System Program Offices at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The questionnaire dealt with six different effectiveness variables and ten influence methods, and the responses were subjected to a statistically based multivariate analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA045878

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  • Richard C. Leclaire

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  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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