Sources of Environmental Structuring and Participant Responses.

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of four sources of environmental structuring on employee responses. These sources are: job, technology, work unit, and leader behavior. Main, joint, and interactive effects were examined. Job structure had the strongest effect. It was demonstrated that technology, job, and work unit structure were found to be substitutes for leader structure. Leader structure had little unique impact on employee reactions except when the other sources of environmental structure were weak.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 08, 1982
Accession Number
ADA114425

Entities

People

  • Jon L. Pierce
  • Larry L. Cummings
  • Randall B. Dunham

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Business Administration
  • Data Analysis
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Management Personnel
  • Mass Production
  • Motor Skills
  • New York
  • Organizational Structure
  • Production
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Social Psychology
  • Supervision
  • Supervisors
  • Surveys
  • United States

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  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Systems Analysis and Design