IMPACT OF PAY AND JOB SECURITY ON ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE

• NCJ Number: 61882
• Journal: Journal of Police Science and Administration Volume: 7 Issue: 3 Dated: (SEPTEMBER 1979) Pages: 361-367
• Author(s): R W BOSS; G L ALLHISER; D J VOORHIS
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 7 pages
• Grant Number(s): AA-6
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Corrections
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

RESULTS OF A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF PAY AND JOB SECURITY ON ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE IN A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY INDICATE THAT SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES MADE LITTLE DIFFERENCE.

Abstract

LIKERT'S PROFILE OF ORGANIZATIONAL AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS WAS THE OPERATIONAL MEASURE USED TO TEST THE ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE IN A SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH 120 EMPLOYEES. SIX FACTORS OF ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE WERE MEASURED: LEADERSHIP, MOTIVATION, COMMUNICATION, DECISIONMAKING, GOAL SETTING, AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONTROL. THESE VARIABLES WERE MEASURED AGAINST EXPLOITATIVE-AUTHORITARIAN, BENEVOLENT-AUTHORITARIAN, CONSULTATIVE, AND PARTICIPATIVE MANAGEMENT. RESULTS SHOWED THAT ARBITRARILY INCREASING AN EMPLOYEE'S WAGES, WHEN THAT INCREASE IS NOT BASED ON PERFORMANCE, HAS VIRTUALLY NO EFFECT ON ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE NOR ON EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION. WHILE MONEY DOES CONTRIBUTE TO LOWER LEVELS OF ABSENTEEISM AND TURNOVER, FEWER STRIKES AND GRIEVANCES, AND HIGHER LEVELS OF JOB SATISFACTION, HIGHER WAGES ALONE DO NOT MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO DO A BETTER JOB. THUS MONEY CAN BE USED AS A MOTIVATIONAL DEVICE ONLY WHEN IT IS TIED TO PERFORMANCE. FINDINGS ALSO INDICATED THAT JOB SECURITY DOES NOT HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON ORGANIZATIONAL CRIME. FOOTNOTES AND TABULAR DATA ARE INCLUDED. (MJW)