Effects of organizational formalization on alienation among professionals and nonprofessionals
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Previous research in the field of organizational behavior has suggested that increased formalization of work rules can reduce worker alienation by reducing role ambiguity. 715 health and government workers (comprised of professionals such as medical doctors, lawyers, engineers and architects, as well as nonprofessional support services personnel) were given a questionnaire that tested for perceptions of organizational formalization, role conflict and ambiguity, organizational commitment, alienation and professional orientation. The results supported the theory that formalization of work rules can reduce alienation for both professional and nonprofessional employees. In addition the research suggests that the more formal the work rules, the more organizational commitment expressed by the employees.
Publication Name: Academy of Management Journal
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0001-4273
Year: 1986
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Effects of environmental scarcity and munificence on the relationship of context to organizational structure
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This study compared the relationships between context and organizational structures under conditions of environmental scarcity and conditions of environmental munificence. The study analyzed data on a sample of 45 firms in the electrical and electronics industry in England. Results show that relationships between perceived environmental pressures and structure and between inflexibility of technology and structure are different under conditions of scarcity and munificence. Results further reveal that the relationships between size and structure do not differ under scarcity and munificence. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Academy of Management Journal
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0001-4273
Year: 1989
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