PARTICIPATION AS A MEANS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CONTROL

John W. Dickson

Journal of Management Studies, 1981, vol. 18, issue 2, 159-176

Abstract: Participation was considered as part of the structure of organization. For a sample of thirty‐one organizations, representative participation was found to be related to the formalization whereas participation in the process of management (that is, participation which involves the individual directly) was found to be related directly to specialization and inversely to autonomy. These results are shown to be compatible with the view that participation represents an extension of organizational control over employees rather than the view that participation is a means of employee influence over upper level management. Organizational control is achieved through establishing a framework for participation which limits the issues that can be raised and the influence that can be exerted upwards.

Date: 1981
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