The effect of centralized decision‐making on work satisfaction among nursing educators

Abstract

The relationship between work satisfaction and centralization of organizational decision-making was examined using survey data from faculty members at four baccalaureate degree schools of nursing, supplemented by interviews with the deans. In a multiple regression analysis, centralization was a significant predictor of satisfaction (p less than .01), with other relevant variables controlled. In tests for statistical interaction, the effect of centralization on satisfaction did not depend on the strength of faculty members' desires for professional autonomy. The results suggested the potential benefits of changes in organizational decision-making to increase faculty participation.

Effectiveness in Voluntary Organizations: An Empirical Assessment

“…However, by and large, theoretical development on organizational effectiveness relies on the analysis of firms or bureaus as empirical referents (Knoke and Prensky 1984). Effectiveness as work quality in public social service organizations has (Grandjean, Bonjean, and Aiken 1982) received somewhat more attention (Whiddon and Martin 1989;Holland et al 1981;and Lorence 1987). However, voluntary organizations rarely serve as the unit of analysis for the questions that deal with effectiveness.…”