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Participative Decision-Making And The Quality Of Work Life: A Quasi-Experimental Study, James Warren Grosch
Participative Decision-Making And The Quality Of Work Life: A Quasi-Experimental Study, James Warren Grosch
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A quasi-experiment was conducted to explore the impact of a type of participative decision making on the quality of work life. Quality circles were developed for operating room (OR) nurses and technicians in three New England hospitals. These circles, each consisting of 8-12 OR staff members, met regularly over a seven month period with the goal of identifying and solving problems in the work environment of the OR. The OR staffs in three other New England hospitals served as the control group and did not participate in any quality circle activities.
Quality of work life was measured primarily with a …