Measures of Perrow's Work Unit Technology: An Empirical Assessment and a New Scale
- 1 March 1983
- journal article
- Published by Academy of Management in The Academy of Management Journal
- Vol. 26 (1) , 45-63
- https://doi.org/10.5465/256134
Abstract
Six instruments previously used to assess Perrow's dimensions of work unit technology are evaluated. The findings suggest convergent validity across measures of the analyzability and exceptions dimensions. A new instrument is developed that has somewhat greater ability to differentiate among work units and that improves the fit between the theoretical constructs and their empirical measures.Keywords
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