A case meta-analysis of gainsharing plans as organization development interventions
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A model of the effects of structural, implementation, and situational factors on the success of gainsharing plans as organization development interventions was tested using a case meta-analysis. Data were derived from 33 case studies of gainsharing plans implemented over 50 years. The authors found that several structural features and implementation practices significantly predicted gainsharing success: employee involvement in plan design, use of outside practitioners, formal involvement structures, and employee favorability toward the plan. With the exception of participative management style, situational conditions did not correlate with gainsharing's success. Success was robust across organizational size, union status, technology, and environment. The authors conclude that the case meta-analysis allows researchers to discern patterns of relationships in OD cases and to test specific hypotheses by capitalizing on naturally occurring covariation in OD practice. (Republished by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0021-8863
Year: 1990
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Toward science-based design in organization development: Codifying the process
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A science-based design approach is used to emphasize the importance of developing construction principles and design rules for implementing the large-scale organization development (OD) interventions. Few case studies are used to implement the circular organizational design that has illustrated the activity of codifying the implementation strategy in terms of principles and rules.
Publication Name: Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0021-8863
Year: 2007
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