Original scientific paper

Motivation and Participation: An Integration

Terence R. Mitchell ; University of Washington

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to join together two historically separate schools of management thought. It is suggested that expectancy theory, a highly, »rational« theory of work motivation, can incorporate many of the tenets of the human relations, participative approach to management. This paper only means to be suggestive. Many of the relationship described are based on a rather loose definition of participation and some of the empirical support is only indirect at best. On the other hand, some of our recent research has dealt directly with the hypothesis suggested and the evidence is good. There are numerous studies left to be done in pursuit of this integration but hopefully these ideas provide a valuable initial step.

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Hrčak ID:

156506

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/156506

Publication date:

30.6.1973.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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