The Effectiveness of a Joint Labor-Management Council on Enhancing the Quality of Worklife and Increasing Perceived Productivity.
Abstract
The level of productivity in the United States is decreasing. One approach for improving productivity within the DOD is to establish Joint Labor-Management Councils (JL-MC). These councils are intended to bring labor and management together in a cooperative, non-adversarial basis to address problems outside the collective bargaining arena. Where those problems involve the quality of worklife (QOWL) or aspects of productivity, it is anticipated that the JL-MC will reach solutions to improve the QOWL and/or the worker's perceptions of productivity. The DOD desired to learn the effectiveness of one such JL-MC in enhancing the QOWL and increasing perceived productivity. Pretest and posttest worker attitude surveys were taken a year apart in two experimental groups at a depot. A factor analysis of the QOWL survey responses was performed. Eight orthogonal factors were extracted, and their factor scores were used in eight ANOCOVAs (for eight factors) to test hypotheses of no differences between posttest treatment and control groups while controlling for pretest differences. No statistically significant differences were found and the hypothesis of the JL-MC improving the QOWL or perceived productivity was not supported.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA077720
Entities
People
- James W. Fulton Jr
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology