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F.irh$ndrd,rnEr ihus ror'he relevin.eofrlea (rerovo
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Orgenlzational €ffectiveness
orsiniatim thNn5b hiv€
'
eltdvscss (oE) in veious way..
.bjetiles (Crcryopolous ..d Tam€nbaom, r95r,
(Ebhr rq)), efrciocy (Kaq and Kah4 1966), l€ftrc acqlisibon (yu.hhan
Soars
,nd s€ashor, r%r, employe Rtislaction (cunnirys, r9r, inrrdep€n loc€ (r'dfer,
197), rnd oBaniational vibl y (Cou, 199t. As Coulto (20r) pna*ed, rhdto a [tls
.mhtus .n hnw r. .on€ptualize, msN, d expLin oE. ThG shtuld, how*r, nd
conea a {rpn$ io s sincoE models iF *ntuny vJluebos€d clissiriohoN of the
3nstucr (he valu6 beins !h6e o, the Bearhc6) and the Fbrial nunhs o( nodek
rhr ..n b€ aeneokd by GRrheF is viftrany linftls. R€rcheE aF row nDvinS
away tum a singlc mod..l and are bring conti$€nry app(Eh(s ro onepbalizing OE
lcamlnn, 1996; wcnerrek, rr3; Yeder 2OO1), Howeve, rhey re *in hnib.B
rhmslves to cxininins the inpact oI rhe donimnr .otutihmciB sned a.d rhe
oryaniaftnfl liL cy.l€ on oE iNbd or brin8, b@der, moF dynrni. aprsch
d€fin€d o4anizational
(Dahl,2ml,p.25).
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llle ll.r.nur revLe!. o)
+ur! (]rItinz riiL erleniv.r.\), 12) hrshhshE rhr problem
phnl iianen ork nI und$hndrn
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the undeE randing of ihe
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nployr* *ho tu€l they d nd being NAniz€d as valuble snhlbutoF ro the
str€n and slt no '?Gj*' 60r the 361 wolk rhar tf,€y do. tn€ low poducriviiy y
ot
serely b. i synprom ol $e .lePrmLn ddale and notilation Piobld. Undd $*
conditioro, r high6 piRe nh wiu nd impmvc pmdu.hvity! Thc, ffndi* ihe'nghr
a6wen b the "}mng' probln delinitids ,ill nor h.lp. Hcn q ir should 6€ Kognizrl ih:r odd poblem idenhliarion is xlrmdy f,hBl ror finding $luhons b
rern8 i$us.lrequsrl, @mgd tad b dwib€ the pro6ld in tu ottyhPlN.
R;rhd thr aNprins ii as su.h, the r€adr nc€ds ro idoiify rhe probld nop
a.oEtely o:re way of dehinlng rh.. the pobld, ra&6 d'm rhe slmpb, is b€ina
addcs{d is b ast the ql6don (afte Saihenng sulticioi intomation thrdgh inter
ryr
ubruF ear.h6). "k rhis latur I have idenm€d an de.! b\e ral
'nd
pmblem, or th€ one€qusef'The effi m b€ dnc!$.\d in the.mdt of ihe dlier
exanpl€ .t low prcdudivity ftc r$l isrc d Problen h{t is low mocle and
noiiyaiion Tlr. .orequen.€ of rhe pn$lm i5 lor prc\duct,v r. Nd. tnt lh€ c('equdc (or effat) of low mdvation ..n ais. mnilet iklr in ab!6@im, ebd8e, or
any mnb€r ol oths.dre dffeb for rhe 6m. Th€ real preblm ihar ne€ds to b€
addred in ihb l:&, hmcq i3 ret produdinty, blt 6orivati.n. The andmr of the
prblm (i.e., rhe onhibunn8 racror) in ft€ Srwn sitoatid sde b b. norar3nibon
of the dploys' conbibuhons Until st.h tine as th€ mplot€ ar€ ll€gnizrl fr
their mrlr rhor notivatioh and morale will .ot inPlove, nor will thor Prod!.lrvi9, ts
istre if n@ noney is 8ivd, oi b4b
a .mr.qtd.e. withour addftsins rhe st'l
equiphent insbll.d b hcre prcdu.tiriiy, rhe deired Hdb wJl not mue bdu*
the rhht probld hr nd b€a addased
Frcn rn nd,r.r,. p€Bp{rivr,
r$.:th s &r iri(l)fothDgLkno$nib.uiirot(,12)
r ih. knortn$ b fdEreJ .nd n([,nr.Er.t.d, (]) mu.h
ihr bpic nivrLible, bur rhd tu{Llb arc lFnly) .ontr!l(G!, or (4)&ibl\tud
reLirnD5hrF do not hold i, ( i
'',rorlusiskn.wn" r+uNnt,t.L $
Ehr Thd.b{^.!on
nd
nd Di!3liieJ al$
ihi n,u.h n knoLrn ibout i bPt, b
pro\d6 i g&l bais lora r$r,rch tuF.fr Ydurblr is,ho\'.\.r,i d
.ipeded th lou $illPre*N atr ini$rardl ok^ra or the bPrc A re5drth Pnrjdd rhl iims
d.N hNlinss or b sbblGh boundary.ondihor! l
to (on.ild .'tid
A g.ar probLen lit.mant is relemnt bui il$ tulil,r. AP..bl.D {,ne
you rtu abls to an$.r ihc pobldn shGD,.nr sirhm the rcnri.hon5 or th. rscirth Pnrdd
rhN. r$h(tnN . to$ibLv rei
r.Tondrnc, th. crF€flise ol rln r.sr .he! (a ptublen n on.trt miy b. tm ditfi.ul( ro
ri$en,aNih. rik A rHtuenr pn'bl.m in i.rms of fe'sib,L$ nrh*thcProblen$remant
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t TowndAlhrduthe\nttunu
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2, To
hlen
exed h.s rie
ns
heorS.n?,rionandh?eddumrlon3)nle
h d. P€rn.d ffi
tn4i d
mnaSe,El
adledising canpaign bRn suGshd tn
.Erin8 &.
guahh. romashrpd mrpn,F Tasc rn w6dknd.dbphduer
Hd n# r\e tw pa! kSrng da b"d rle si6 or rh. prcdu.p
'. Has rhe tuw rd€nising neege Eukn in enhan cd e ?
d
t Hd do p.ie and qulity ne d osubm, waluarion or prducb?
6. Is the dre.rotp.dicipativebrdgdingo lElolmne modmEl byo.bl6)4rrms?
7 D4 b€tu auro@tion led b ar€are as jnvBrment Fr do ir Dl drplt?
a, Dxs dpaEim ot inh.tioml operatioN cun in M enh.nehmt or rhe nm s
e.
l{l'ai 4lhe effeh ofdo*tuizin8 on thc lory 6.geso01h patu of comprnlx?
3pRfic taeB ro b€ @nsidq€d in c€ting n dab w@h.u; fo. i
nhuracl'rb3 onPany?
10. Wlrar aR ttu
wh.n yor have&fin.d
i5p66 of rtu studrr
trim.,.ind rhr budg{
rhe
bil
pbbt.
ihepaniesirctven
lhe research proposal
b bp usad, rhc dur.
ThF c'sutu5 ih.n ihere
.r. turni$ efhnJrr+ d frunradons |der lor.ithd padv rhisisu :IyacconplisheJ
h''i3l'''r'hP''f.'''n'Fl'"'/'trA'lTl.od
rPrile<d \ hrhe,tuJl
frdhqrorr)sv
RtstaRctl MtTll0 Ds I0R
1. Thc purpGc ot th. stu\rv
2. The rpe.ifi. psbren, b rie
4' Thc
L
rhc
7. Th. budgci, drh,l,ns
ddra sod
incruli
rhc.o!s
rel(rt willbe hand&r
rth
rctetun.e
t. \Fdd6. itds .r .rptrd,tu(
ibord {drtures s pr€senEd b $d n'os
he pmtoln bbemodihRl in.cniin bplrc, d a&rpr tr
A d.dpr of a rin'pr. rc{ir.h pmp.sJ io nldy rtu frugug ft(\'er or newlv
s!.h , ptupdil aihininS
ri r.b
lll tSS
iNe{gried
fu|.\Jt. oI llt d|dy
r6rinh d.ngn.ifdnnE
6. Timd frimcofdrcshdy,
B US
od€l3i
rhd
Reseerch gropo5al to study
To 6nd a soluhon io rhc Ecuning
rdentlon
prcbl.n
lhcy6soflheiriRihent,andmde
dploye who guir;
y sF.iar ne€ds ol the nM !€flib rhat ftWne b b€ nd; and
Dehmine the Ersn. toi chPloys lsv'n8 the.€anizahon in the 66r the
a. Daw up
b. Ass
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ir the&
are
yd:.
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the
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ptublm of high tubovd
or
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PEOBIIM ARIA AiID THt PROBLIM
S
IAIIMIliI
tuovd b tum hs
h..n 6hhared ro be up 6D r5o9i ot rhe
pqcki8e (s.hresiqer and H6re( l99l ). Thse.c bo$ dind
and indiEd
involved.
FIii. ro leaving m6, ruplalbenr sre, and
bansition cca, whlle indiEt osb relare b the lo$ o, produdioD rt&ed p€.td1ane lftls, unnsery ovdinq &d low hmle. l1E 6utts of rhis sbtly Fovide
mna8e6 vith rhe m.ans ro
rhe cos6 of €nploye hhorer.
dploys'EauneErion
cb
Dd cs
ds6e
Tll.
r*rh
d6ien li,e., d.t its of in. rhdy)
s!tuliaru,?,rs.Fi6r,wewilintrfli a snan nmber of mployG who harejoinetr
ihe.mprny n ttulasr rhpyes Bapd on th*qplorarory findinSs, we witt adninnhr
a qudimMiP io tne dplaF€ who hav€ pined rhe mprny in rhe lGr thR
t€s.
&k oreld The in@icws willb€ odu.Gl duinsdn@hffi in ihe cq emc
Hdr or the osrniario. at a pPam$ed rine qvoi tbtheinrdisG Tneqrrion
Min wiu be 8ilm b &e mploy€ b be cmplehd by L\o in rheir hm6 and tued
almF@dy b the box d up fo the purpc€ by rhe spRided dak. Trey win an tt
e. d,F b€foE rhe tlre dab b Fnrm deir qu6hlljmiE, ir mr atpady dde
minded
'Ite riru
rrrcnlerytorohpldimof ihblE€rch pnFnaFpMimidt fir mnds
Du4 th* nrc ro[E, Fiodic E?orb win be prc\id€d on ihe pr%js behg tude
The budspt for
dis proFd is in App€ndii A.
T.S. and sira$f, S (1934! A L.nsitudinal An.tysis of rhe Anr€.€dob of
oqaniatiofrr commihor m.,audnr rf MdMs dt lout"'t,27, rr,et-112.
bchrun, L. and Aranya, N. 0936). Evaluidon ol arkmlir modets ol .ommihmb
d job atrituda of p.ofsionars, /owutalo.tup ianal tsdtu 4t,/,227 213.
Me_vei I and Allen, N. (1997). cm itut in ttu wa*tnm: Thnry, nnrch otu1
oprlierro,. rlDGand oaki saEe.
Meys,1., Sbnl€y, D., Helsvitch, L and Topolnytrt r Q002). ArIRriv., onbnu ce
and nmahve lffiibmL a m.ra anarysis oI ant€edenb, ofttaG .nd coR
qljae. Iarmat ,f vanti,Jtul B,hatu . 63. 20-52.
schlain8ei, L, & H6L.{, J o91) np seni.cDiven s.ri€ company. satu7d
Baremq
vandab€l*hq c., B€niein, x and shnslhanber, F. cm2). Ajle.
the o.s iztion, suprisr and wolr grolp: anredmb dd orbnes.
/orel
ol
RtstaRcll MtT[00s I0R BUsllltss
(h(
the
pioposr is
&
ePreJ,
rlt
OEI
ManageriaI imptications
durlq
rPhmsinPrcbldhati.s
,!d Ihe idil prcbkmr, g.{ins
th!
rns
orr&r.,is lrorlotr<o,nadi
3
u rDsinditdrhena5ilrhcy
a.rk UndcFtinding
*ay rolird! Pinponnin! it
lrtiJ Foblen !iand.onlimthdro$n
Manage6 who r.iltr
rnQl b ulrim cP bl€m soluftnr do nor besruJse dt
htu spefr n sukhs do{lv nih r$.ai.lleB, P:tnuhny * th sbBd.
A Lldlneelopd rsrir.h PrFnal all{Nr mrnageB io ruds. rh
ud! ireaduillyberiS
propos.d study. Hor.!.L b mik
Mmaasi mpdt hdp
G€rh.B
to denna ilr€
b{rc.n th. ninr8er a'd (h. rer.(hd duine
rhcirh pre$! $iI definit.l' en
d.hanse
all rh.
inFoni {age
ol rhd
nd thc quaLr$ of rhe
Ethhat tssues in the preliminary stages 0l investiqation
rr.Ini.a ,nflmndf i\ gather.il hy rhc rsea(h.r tu nrn.s thP brMd Pnrbl.m
(, dJina i +rNiri. probLdn (arenent rn natrv cN!s, the research{
nrke6, nina8eB, iid oihE anP
undeEhnd thd probldm On.e i Frobl.nhsPs6.\l ind i prdbld'" r
irea and
n.!ns to i$({s his or her a5or.h !:Pibiliti6; il the re5ear
^\qtr.h.i
5kilhorresoutusto.arryourrhepidj{t,hcorshe5houlddedinethePtuj{' rlihe!!aaidtr
de.Js ro.an oui ihd projlrt, ir F ne.ei{ry b nrloD ill ihl d'4novec5 Pa i.nlidvthose
nho\',1Lbeunerri.$.d brpr.liminaryditi g*heii*ihrough nructo
inrani!.\s otth.FopGedstuLll(rhouglr itnnoinec5$rr" toalalFi'
nshi bbs rsPonss) The elentnt lt unPlersanr surPn:e
I
thu5 be
elinimrei
n' th'emP
:..
dmplo]'ees
'.-r",-r.wirh rtu;*a[h ufdcnaLen tid $uie thcn operdbn
,Enit.p,
ri
,+. .,..-'h
rhr
npr,),r oi,o,r
EmPLv€s should
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br.
b. ror.&t ro
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THI PROBIIM ARtA,{IIO Tl]I PROBIIM STATIMIIiT
::*Tii:li:li. ^""'"""'"bhh h'o'inab'n ih.ush d*p,
k
F
4hec*rist for dealingrvith
ethical conslderations and dil€mmas
during the firsi steges ofthe research procesi
.
whv is rhis re*inh ptur{r !r.nh doin8l
ii
from rhF
Prjc i
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i,.
Ars rr'ere inv B)>rrrh naSiii'r etfcdr
h.dd-a.s
be
loL ,p.., .,.
s
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fstigation
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h'tutr p,'"bq,
J4
,om.n
,
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o.,, ..,-mA r,.t.r . , J. A ;.r
s l,"j.bl.
or ihf ($airh pNFoln hF rirulr!,
\,p
dis.u$eJ h.Lr nrnasca.an iJenhtr
l- ro. t o,r , ,'o,er E.1 r.nr
ptubl.'n..h ioned The ipFtndi: ro rhs.hiptar oftc6 infornrh.n or (lr.nLme
dnibiset (2) biblio8rdFh(at Ldeis, (3) rhe pA niD ror ftrsencs, atrd (4) notes
on r.reren.iq prvious nudies an'i quori$.nsrnal tr.e5 r ihe lleritur. r.\iew