Organization of work:  a comparative analysis of production among nonindustrial peoples

Udy, Stanley H., Jr.

Organization of work: a comparative analysis of production among nonindustrial peoples

HRAF Press • New Haven • Published In 1959 • Pages: 182 •

By Udy, Stanley H., Jr.

Hypothesis

"Organizations carrying on complex processes tend to be bureaucratic; whereas organizations carrying on simple processes tend to be associational" (38)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Yule’s Q	Supported	p<.001	.98	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Complexity Of Work Process	Dependent	Labor
Type Of Work Organization	Independent	Labor

Related Hypotheses

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Udy, Stanley H., Jr.	1959	"Construction organizations are relatively more likely to be bureaucratic than are organizations carrying on other processes" (37)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Udy, Stanley H., Jr.	1959	"Custodial organizations tend to be autonomous, diffuse and permanent. . . . [They] tend to be bureaucratic" (60, 61)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Udy, Stanley H., Jr.	1970	"Production determined organizations tend to be temporary, and socially determined organizations tend to be permanent" (36)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Udy, Stanley H., Jr.	1959	"Contractual and voluntary organizations tend to emphasize achievement" (62)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Udy, Stanley H., Jr.	1959	"Temporary organizations tend to be specific, territorially recruited and autonomous" (49)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author

Organization of work: a comparative analysis of production among nonindustrial peoples

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By Udy, Stanley H., Jr.

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HRAF Press • New Haven • Published In 1959 • Pages: 182 •