I WOULD RATHER BE TOLD EXACTLY WHAT I HAV E TO DO AT WORK - PROBLEMS OF ACCEPTANCE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND CONTROL IN EAST AND WEST

Authors
FRESE M ERBEHEINBOKEL M GREFE J RYBOWIAK V WEIKE A
Citation
M. Frese et al., I WOULD RATHER BE TOLD EXACTLY WHAT I HAV E TO DO AT WORK - PROBLEMS OF ACCEPTANCE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND CONTROL IN EAST AND WEST, Zeitschrift fur Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, 38(1), 1994, pp. 22-33
Citations number
48
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Applied
Journal title
Zeitschrift fur Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie → ACNP
ISSN journal
09324089
Volume
38
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
22 - 33
Database
ISI
SICI code
0932-4089(1994)38:1<22:IWRBTE>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Control is often rejected because workers do not want enhanced respons ibility. Three different hypotheses on construct validation of control rejection were tested: (1) result of leisure time orientation, (2) a specific adjustment to non-control situations and (3) resignation and defense because one is not able to master one's work life. In a repres entative longitudinal study of 500 people in East Germany and a compar ison group in the West (N=160), the third interpretation was found to be the most viable. Control rejection was higher in the East than in t he West. Moreover, there are circular processes between control reject ion and antecedents.