IMPROVING MANAGERIAL DECISIONS THAT AFFECT HUMAN RESOURCES (FROM POLICE ADMINISTRATION - SELECTED READINGS, 1975, BY W J BOPP - SEE NCJ-25773)

• NCJ Number: 25781
• Author(s): A T HOLLINGSWORTH
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 7 pages
• Corporate Author: Holbrook Press
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

INCIDENTS DEMONSTRATING THE IMPORTANCE OF AWARENESS OF THE EXISTENCE OF INFORMAL VARIABLES THAT AFFECT RESULTS OF DECISION MAKER'S CHOICES CONCERNING HIS HUMAN RESOURCES.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR PRESENTS THREE INCIDENTS - GOOFING OFF, WILD-CAT WALKOUTS, AND EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCES - TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF AWARENESS OF INFORMAL VARIABLES BY SHOWING THE RESULTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DECISION MAKERS WHO CONSIDERED ONLY FORMAL CONTROLLABLE VARIABLES IN THEIR DECISIONS.