Accession Number:

AD0694995

Title:

THE CONDITIONING EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY ON ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR IN PLANNED SOCIAL CHANGE.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept. 1 Oct 68-1 Oct 69,

Corporate Author:

MICHIGAN UNIV ANN ARBOR INST FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

Personal Author(s):

• Taylor,James C.

Report Date:

1969-09-30

Pagination or Media Count:

108.0

Abstract:

Existant literature has suggested that sophisticated production technology tends to provide forces in the direction of increased work group autonomy, decision making and responsibility. The document presents a brief discussion of technology as a potential lever in organizational change, dealing with the notion of interrelatedness of subunits in organizational reaction to external change forces. These conclusions have resulted in the hypothesis that if sophisticated production technology leads to greater worker participation, and if this can be used as a force in planned organizational change in the direction of greater worker participation, then planned change will be facilitated. A new model of technological classification is given -- one including elements of raw material input, and output control, as well as machines. Author

Descriptors:

• *INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
• SOCIOMETRICS
• GROUP DYNAMICS
• MOTIVATION
• ATTITUDES(PSYCHOLOGY)
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS
• LEADERSHIP
• SUPERVISION
• TRANSFORMATIONS
• STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
• SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Subject Categories:

• Sociology and Law
• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE