Canonical Analysis of the Relationship between an Organization's Environment and Managerial Attitudes toward Subordinates and Workers.

The article presents an analysis of the relationship between an organization's environment and managerial attitudes toward subordinates and workers. Canonical correlation as an analytical technique is particularly appropriate when the research interest is in relationships between sets of variables. To the extent that managerial attitudes, perceptions, and consequently, probably, behavior are related to the environment in which the organization operates, the focus on elements of managerial style as independent determinants of human performance in organizations appears to be at least partially misplaced. While it is perhaps appropriate to speak of a pattern of management which is, or is not, consistent with environmental factors, it seems that what is required in an effort to advance our understanding of organizational behavior is an explicit determination of the amount of variance accounted for by environmental determinants, situational factors, and personality variables as well. The analysis indicate that there are some significant relationships between the nature of the organization-set and external influences and managerial attitudes toward subordinates and workers.