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- Title
A CYBERNETIC THEORY OF STRESS, COPING, AND WELL-BEING IN ORGANIZATIONS.
- Authors
Edwards, Jeffrey R.
- Abstract
Many major theories of organizational stress (OS) reflect basic principles of cybernetics, most notably the negative feedback loop. However. these principles are rarely examined in empirical OS research, which focuses predominantly on simple bivariate relationships embedded in OS theories. This problem may reflect an implicit rejection of cybernetic principles on conceptual grounds, the absence of specific propositions regarding these principles, methodological difficulties, or some combination of these factors. In any case, the result is a gap between theoretical and empirical OS research, which severely hinders the accumulation of knowledge in this area. This article is intended to narrow this gap by presenting an integrative cybernetic theory of stress, coping, and well-being in organizations, deriving propositions from this theory, and discussing methodological issues in testing this theory.
- Subjects
CONTROL theory (Engineering); CYBERNETICS; JOB stress; INDUSTRIAL psychology; PSYCHOLOGICAL feedback; ORGANIZATIONAL behavior; WORK environment &; psychology; QUALITY of life; WORK &; psychology; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress research; JOB satisfaction; PERSONNEL management; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Academy of Management Review, 1992, Vol 17, Issue 2, p238
- ISSN
0363-7425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5465/AMR.1992.4279536