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

"Voluntary organization is negatively associated with centralized government. . . . Voluntary organization tends to be absent . . . if custodial organizations are present . . . in the same society" (66)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Yule’s Q	Supported	p<.001	-.75	`UNKNOWN`

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

Related Hypotheses

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
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	"Custodial and contractual organizations tend to exist only in societies having centralized governments" (64)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Udy, Stanley H., Jr.	1959	"Tillage, construction, and animal husbandry tend to be carried on by custodial or familial organizations. . . . . Hunting, fishing and collection tend to be carried on by voluntary organizations. . . . If hunting and fishing are not carried on by voluntary organizations they tend to be carried on by custodial organizations" (62-63)	Supported	2	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	"Voluntary organizations tend to be autonomous, specific, and temporary" (61)	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.

Hypothesis

Test

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Related Hypotheses

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