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http://hdl.handle.net/11375/5553| Title: | Organic structure, satisfaction and personality |
| Authors: | Meadows, Ian S.G. McMaster University, Faculty of Business |
| Publication Date: | May-1976 |
| Series/Report no.: | Research and working paper series (McMaster University. Faculty of Business) no.122 |
| Abstract: | <p>This paper takes the position that an important outcome of organizational activity is the satisfaction enjoyed by its members. It reports a field study of the relationships between a group structural concept (organicity), the higher-order need satisfactions of group members and individual differences in personality traits. Individual satisfaction tends to rise with increasing organicity. The task variable, "innovativeness", which is a close correlate of organicity, does not enter appreciably into this relationship. The responses of individuals to relatively organic and mechanistic group structures are mediated by personality trait-type and trait-strength. Organic group structure is viewed as a potential "motivator" of people with strong assertive needs</p> |
| Description: | <p>28, [6] leaves ; Includes bibliographical references. ; "May, 1976."</p> |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/5553 |
| Identifier: | dsb/205 1204 4944230 |
| Appears in Collections: | DeGroote School of Business Working Paper Series |
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