Accession Number:

AD0255903

Title:

ORGANIZATIONAL ATMOSPHERE, AS RELATED TO TYPES OF MOTIVES AND LEVELS OF OUTPUT

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

MICHIGAN UNIV ANN ARBOR INST FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

Personal Author(s):

• PELZ,DONALD C.
• ANDREWS,FRANK M.

Report Date:

1961-04-16

Pagination or Media Count:

1.0

Abstract:

Patterns of motives and of scientific products were examined to see whether these differed depending on the organizational atmosphere, and whether it would be feasible for purposes of analysis to group together laboratories sharing the same atmosphere but differing in location government, industry, university. Government development laboratories were found to differ from government research laboratories, the latter resembling university scientists in patterns of motives and products. Among development laboratories industrial and government some distinct differences in motives and in products appeared between those emphasizing accumulation or restructuring of knowledge. But the differences were not such as to justify the combination of departments scoring alike on atmosphere but differing in location. For non-doctoral scientists, the dimensions of atmosphere made less difference, either in terms of motives or products. Author

Descriptors:

• *EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
• *GROUP DYNAMICS
• *MOTIVATION
• *SOCIOMETRICS
• ADJUSTMENT(PSYCHOLOGY)
• APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• LABORATORIES
• MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING
• PERSONALITY
• PRODUCTION

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE