Assessment of the Intercorrelations Among Process and Performance Indicators: Managers' Versus Subordinates' Theories of Organizational Dynamics (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Reuben T. Harris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0331932229 ISBN 13: 9780331932225

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

How managers and workers view organizational dynamics differ—and why that matters for performance.

This nonfiction study investigates how two groups—unit managers and unit staff—see the same workplace processes and outcomes. It compares their perceptions of group processes, leadership, and climate, and how these relate to performance and satisfaction. The findings suggest that each group may operate from a distinct model of how organizations work, with real implications for improvement efforts and research.

• How process variables like supervisory leadership and peer leadership relate to outcomes from each perspective
• Whether satisfaction is seen as connected to organizational dynamics by managers and employees
• What happens when managers and subordinates value different parts of the same system
• Ways to recognize multiple local models of behavior to guide change and study

Ideal for readers of organizational behavior and management research who want to understand how different roles interpret the same workplace dynamics and what that means for improving performance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0331932229
• ISBN 13: 9780331932225
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40