A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Organizational Change to Integrated Product Teams (IPTS) on Employee Attitudes

Abstract

This study examines what effect an organizational change to Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) within a System Program Office (SPO) has on employ attitudes. Chapter One of this study presents the general research problem/issue, pertinent background information, definitions of important terms, investigative questions, limitations of the research, and a general overview of the thesis. Chapter Two describes the IPT (matrix) organizational environment, presents literature establishing the relationship between individual attitudes, motivation, performance, and explores the relationship between IPTs and employee attitudes. Chapter Three presents the methodology used to analyze the SPO's survey data collected before and after implementation of IPTs. Finally, Chapters Four and Five present the survey data results, findings of the analysis, and recommendations for organizations interested in implementing IPTs. The SPO surveys conducted during study suggest the change to IPTs was properly managed as there was no change in attitudes. Organization change, Product teams, Employee attitudes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA274044

Entities

People

  • Joseph A. Paul
  • Roger D. Stull

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Experimental Design
  • Group Dynamics
  • Information Science
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Project Management
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surveys
  • System Software
  • Teamwork
  • Training

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