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Relationship Between Employee Age and Perceptions of Work in Self-Managed Work Groups

Derived from sociotechnical systems theory, autonomous or self-managed work groups are a form of work design in which employees are multi-skilled, take responsibility for the group's tasks, and have discretion over the decisions which impact group performance. Previously collected survey data from 602 employees of a southwestern manufacturing firm were examined via factor analyses and multivariate analysis of variance. Significant differences were found for self-managed work group members versus traditional job holders regarding enhanced organizational involvement and enhanced work responsibility. However, there was no evidence of an age effect nor interaction regarding age. This study provides evidence to other action researchers and organizational decision makers that an "older" work force should not be considered a barrier to implementing this type of work design

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc501011
Date08 1900
CreatorsMiller, Carolyn
ContributorsBeyerlein, Michael Martin, Hayslip, Bert, Yeatts, Dale E., Johnson, Douglas A.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 75 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Miller, Carolyn, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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