Organizational Technology, Control Processes, and Individual Knowledge as Predictors of Performance and Satisfaction: An Analysis of Organizational Determinants.
Abstract
This study investigates the predictive value of the organizational components job technology, control, and individual characteristics, as they influence the organizational outcomes performance and satisfaction. Drawing from the works of Hackman and Oldham (1980) and Ovalle (1981), this study proposes a model incorporating technology as the independent variable, control and individual characteristics as the moderating variables, and performance and satisfaction as the dependent variables. A survey questionnaire developed and tested by Ovalle (1981) was administered to 279 employees of an Air Force educational institution. Responses to the questions were analyzed using factor analysis, comparative analysis, and multiple linear regression. The individual characteristic investigated in this study, knowledge, played a significant role (p < .05), as did technology (p < .05) and control (p < .01), in predicting organizational performance. However, only technology and control proved significant predictors of satisfaction.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA123027
Entities
People
- William R. Floyd
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology