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

"Custodial and contractual organizations tend to exist only in societies having centralized governments" (64)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Yule’s Q	Supported	p<.001	.65	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Centralized Government	Independent	Territorial Hierarchy, Government Institutions
Custodial And Contractual Work Organizations	Dependent	Labor

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Udy, Stanley H., Jr.	1959	"Voluntary organization is negatively associated with centralized government. . . . Voluntary organization tends to be absent . . . if custodial organizations are present . . . in the same society" (66)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Udy, Stanley H., Jr.	1959	"Under conditions of centralized government, hunting and fishing tend to be carried on by custodial, rather than voluntary organizations. . . . Tillage, construction and animal husbandry tend to be carried on by custodial, rather than familial organizations" (64-65)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Udy, Stanley H., Jr.	1959	"Familial and custodial organizations tend to involve managerial or separated proprietorship; contractual and voluntary organizations, corporate proprietorship" (62)	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.	1959	"Contractual and voluntary organizations tend to emphasize achievement" (62)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author