TY - JOUR
T1 - Undermanning theory and the workplace
T2 - Implications of Setting Size for Job Satisfaction and Social Support
AU - Oxley, Diana
AU - Barrera, Manuel
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - Undermanning theory has been identified as a useful tool for organizational and community psychologists. The research described here demonstrated the utility of this theory in two ways. First, it examined the applicability of undermanning theory to work settings. A model of causal relationships among the number of employees in a setting, setting claim, and several attitudinal and behavioral outcome variables was presented and tested using path analysis. The results provided support for the generalizability of undermanning theory and illuminated important linkages between setting claim and more traditional variables of interest to organizational psychologists, such as job satisfaction and organizational identification. Second, this research examined relationships among social support, sharing grievances, and other outcome measures in small and large work settings. These findings indicated that social support may be a mediating process in the relationship between setting size and employee attitudes and behavior.
AB - Undermanning theory has been identified as a useful tool for organizational and community psychologists. The research described here demonstrated the utility of this theory in two ways. First, it examined the applicability of undermanning theory to work settings. A model of causal relationships among the number of employees in a setting, setting claim, and several attitudinal and behavioral outcome variables was presented and tested using path analysis. The results provided support for the generalizability of undermanning theory and illuminated important linkages between setting claim and more traditional variables of interest to organizational psychologists, such as job satisfaction and organizational identification. Second, this research examined relationships among social support, sharing grievances, and other outcome measures in small and large work settings. These findings indicated that social support may be a mediating process in the relationship between setting size and employee attitudes and behavior.
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U2 - 10.1177/0013916584162004
DO - 10.1177/0013916584162004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84965920401
SN - 0013-9165
VL - 16
SP - 211
EP - 234
JO - Environment and Behavior
JF - Environment and Behavior
IS - 2
ER -