Workers' Participation: A Critical Evaluation of Coch and French
- 1 December 1977
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Human Relations
- Vol. 30 (12) , 1071-1078
- https://doi.org/10.1177/001872677703001201
Abstract
The famous Coch and French (1948) experiment was a pioneer effort that helped to stimulate research into the organizational effects of employee participation in management. In this respect it has done valuable service. However, the continued flow of uncritical references and citations calls for a frank appraisal of the experimental design and the generally accepted conclusions. This paper reveals about twenty faults in the study and suggests that it is time that references become more cautious.Keywords
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