6.6. SENSE OF CONTROL AND COMMUNITY

Organizational effectiveness does depend on individual motivation and individual effectiveness. It obviously depends on individual performance, but it also depends on communication and coordination among individuals as well as between the individual and the organization. Techniques such as gain sharing and profit sharing bring the goals of the individual and the organization into line with each other and are also methods for motivating the individual. One of the most successful plans to motivate employees has been developed by Lincoln (1951) and involves profit sharing.

In addition, openness of information is necessary so that the individual knows what the organization expects and hopes to get from him. Job ...

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