Participative management and correctional personnel: A study of the perceived atmosphere for participation in correctional decision making and its impact on employee stress and thoughts about quitting

摘要: Abstract Participatory management has been identified in the empirical literature as a technique to alleviate job related stress criminal justice organizations. Although many advantages have noted, few agencies developed programs capitalize on benefits of employee participation decision making. This article focuses perceptions correctional officers regarding their making and relationship between organizational stress, physical thoughts about quitting job. Four hundred eighty-six employees were surveyed from seven institutions Southeast United States. A structural model, which explained 31 percent variation, showed that increased, occupational decreased. Thoughts associated with higher levels perception negative atmosphere for participation. The results lend support use development participatory field corrections.