G. McMahan and E. Lawler III examined the research literature on union status and employee involvement with respect to two issues: (1) the relationship between the presence of a union and the adoption of employee involvement; (2) the relationship between the presence of a union and the effectiveness of employee involvement.
Research and Insights Archive
Research and Insights from the Center for Effective Organizations
Available Content
A Hierarchical Construct of Self-Management Leadership and Its Relationship to Quality of Work Life and Perceived Work Group Effectiveness
This study by L. Chang, S. Cohen, and G. Ledford, Jr. validated the Self-Management Leadership Questionnaire (Manz & Sims, 1987) and assessed the relationship between self-management leadership, work group effectiveness and quality of work life (QWL).
Please Sign In
This content is available only to members and requires a valid login. If you are already a member, please log in first, after which you will return to this post.
Register For Complimentary Premium Access
Register for complimentary premium access to our working papers, editorials and webinars. It takes under 30 seconds. Register.
A Hierarchical Construct of Self-Management Leadership to Quality of Work Life and Perceived Work Group Effectiveness
This study by L. Chang, S. Cohen, and G. Ledford, Jr. validates the Self-Management Leadership theory as operationalized by the Self- Management Leadership Questionnaire (Manz & Sims, 1987) in a large telephone company.
Please Sign In
This content is available only to members and requires a valid login. If you are already a member, please log in first, after which you will return to this post.
Register For Complimentary Premium Access
Register for complimentary premium access to our working papers, editorials and webinars. It takes under 30 seconds. Register.
Organization Development within the Firm: A Survey of the 500 Largest Industrials
Gary C. McMahan and Richard W. Woodman conducted a study in which the 500 largest industrial firms in the United States were surveyed with regard to their internal Organization Development (OD) practice.
Please Sign In
This content is available only to members and requires a valid login. If you are already a member, please log in first, after which you will return to this post.
Register For Complimentary Premium Access
Register for complimentary premium access to our working papers, editorials and webinars. It takes under 30 seconds. Register.
Performance Appraisal, or is it Performance Management?
Edward Lawler III discusses learnings concerning the future of performance. He reviews the inherent conflicts in performance appraisals such as the one between counseling and rewarding, and considers ways to improve the effectiveness of the appraisal process.
Please Sign In
This content is available only to members and requires a valid login. If you are already a member, please log in first, after which you will return to this post.
Register For Complimentary Premium Access
Register for complimentary premium access to our working papers, editorials and webinars. It takes under 30 seconds. Register.
Organizational Effectiveness: New Realities and Challenges
Edward Lawler III provides an overview of the critical global factors that demand higher performance standards from organizations.
Please Sign In
This content is available only to members and requires a valid login. If you are already a member, please log in first, after which you will return to this post.
Register For Complimentary Premium Access
Register for complimentary premium access to our working papers, editorials and webinars. It takes under 30 seconds. Register.
Managing Complexity in High Technology Organizations
A departure from traditional organizational prescriptions, this innovative book by Mary Ann Von Glinow and Susan Albers Mohrman offers a new framework for dealing with the numerous complexities and challenges of managing high technology industries and organizations.
Technology Transfer as a Collaborative Learning
R. Tenkasi, and S. Mohrman argue that soft technologies/innovations such as MBO or quality circles are not equipment based but have to do with techniques, procedures, approaches, processes, and methods.
Please Sign In
This content is available only to members and requires a valid login. If you are already a member, please log in first, after which you will return to this post.
Register For Complimentary Premium Access
Register for complimentary premium access to our working papers, editorials and webinars. It takes under 30 seconds. Register.
The Employee Empowerment Approach to Service
This paper by D. Bowen and E. Lawler III reviews the basic learnings that have been developed concerning how and when to use empowerment in customer service organizations. Points out that there are a number of factors which lead to the success and failure of empowerment efforts.
Please Sign In
This content is available only to members and requires a valid login. If you are already a member, please log in first, after which you will return to this post.
Register For Complimentary Premium Access
Register for complimentary premium access to our working papers, editorials and webinars. It takes under 30 seconds. Register.