The experimental change of a major organizational variable.

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Abstract
A field experiment in an industrial setting is conducted in order to test hypotheses concerning the relationship between the means by which organizational decisions are made and (a) individual satisfaction, and (b) productivity. Two programs are instituted in the clerical operations of an organization. One program, Autonomy, is designed to increase the role of rank-and-file employees in the decision making process of the organization. The other, the Heirarchically controlled program, increased the role of management in making decisions. After a year of observation and measurement, it is found that: (1) The experimental programs produced changes in the decision making allocations. (2) The individual satisfactions of the members of the work group increased significantly in the Autonomous program and decreased in the Heirarchical program. (3) Using one measure of productivity, both decision-making systems increased productivity, with the Heirarchically-controlled program resulting in a greater increase.

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