Catherine B. Smith
Michigan State University
3 Papers
5 Citations
Catherine B. Smith is an academic researcher from Michigan State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Agency (sociology) & Conformity. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 3 publications.
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Do Legitimacy of Supervisor and Reward Contingency Interact in Prediction of Work Behavior
TL;DR: The importance of different bases of legitimacy of authority upon conformity and performance of temporary employees engaged in a realistic technical task was examined in this article, where the contingency of rewards upon performance was systematically varied to separate the impact of expected reward contingency from variations in base of legitimacy.
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Structural Persistence in Proactive Organizations
TL;DR: This paper used data from 36 well-established services and newly formed proactive agencies offering some services to adult rape victims to test their arguments that proactive organizations more than other service agencies use volunteers, make use of personal referrals to specific individuals in serving clients, educate the public, and secure more commitment of staff to the task or goals of the agency and less to the specific agency itself.
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Absenteeism in an Organizational Context
TL;DR: In this article, a social model examines absenteeism in terms of alternatives available to employees each day and the consequences of absenteeism for workers and for employers, considering the role of occupational and organizational processes.