Date of Award
Spring 5-7-2017
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Executive Doctorate in Business (EDB)
Department
Business
First Advisor
Nathan Bennett
Second Advisor
Karen Loch
Third Advisor
Pam Ellen
Abstract
Self-Directed Work Teams (SDWT) are strategic organization designs based on the belief that the time required to make good decisions decreases when employees are empowered to tap their tacit job knowledge. Because this strategy requires employees to think differently about the way they perform their jobs, the supervisor plays a critical role in SDWT implementations. If leaders fail to adequately manage the challenges associated with the transition to the SDWT structure, employee commitment towards the team and organization at large may suffer, putting the realization of SDWT benefits at risk. To better understand this complicated process, this research describes a field study observation designed to explore the relationship between the constructs of Self-Determination Theory (autonomy, competence, relatedness) with employee affective commitment towards a SDWT transition. Additionally, this research evaluates the mediating role leadership influence tactics has on the relationship between Self-Determination Theory and employee affective commitment towards a SDWT transition.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/10112693
Recommended Citation
Hoffman, John, "Self-Directed Work Team Transition: Leadership Influence Mediates Self Determination Theory to Describe Variation in Employee Commitment." Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2017.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/10112693