Beliefs About Work and Rationales for Participation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9890101 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John W Dickson (University of Arizona, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 911-931 |
| Publication date | 1983-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001872678303601004 |
| OpenAlex | W2112412641 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 31 |
The relation of beliefs about work to rationales for participation were examined in a Scottish and an Arizona sample. Evidence was found for both similarities and differences in cognitive sets. Humanistic beliefs were associated with beneficial outcomes (such as decision quality and acceptance) and an educative process. Marxist beliefs were associated with a moral purpose, beneficial outcomes, and a lack of inhibition of management. Organization beliefs (value of group working) were related to an educative process. Some belief-rationale relations were found only in the Scottish sample and some only in the Arizona sample. These indicate potential differences in the way participation is used as a managerial technique in the two countries. U.S. managers possess a more differentiated cognitive set and an appreciation of participation as a social technology
Cognition · Epistemology · Humanism · Political science · Process (computing · Quality (philosophy · Relation (database · Sample (material · Set (abstract data type · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Work (physics · Cognitive and psychological constructs research · Human Behavior and Motivation · Psychology · Psychology of Social Influence · Social Psychology
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New patterns of management
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The American Behavioral Scientist
Introduction to Social Movements
A Longitudinal Study of the Distribution of Control in Yugoslav Organizations
Overcoming Resistance to Change
Top Managers' Beliefs and Rationales for Participation
Toward a General Theory of Action
The experimental change of a major organizational variable
The Concepts of Balance, Congruity, and Dissonance
Area and Environment in African Political Processes
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |