Published December 1988
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Organizational Maintenance and the Retention Decision in Groups
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- Rothenberg, Lawrence S.
Abstract
Understanding why members leave or remain in groups has received little attention despite its fundamental importance for organizational maintenance. In this analysis, a theory of experiential search is proposed and applied to Common Cause. Group participation is conceptualized as a process by which imperfectly informed decision makers learn about the organizations they join. This framework makes quitting understandable and provides a link between the initial membership choice and follow-up decisions.
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© 1988 American Political Science Association. Earlier versions of this research can be found in California Institute of Technology Social Science Working Paper no. 651 and in a paper presented at the 1987 annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Charlotte, NC. The assistance of John Aldrich, Kim Border, Bruce Cain, Jeffrey Dubin, Thomas Gilligan, Jonathan Nagler, Barbara Rothenberg, and John Wright is appreciated.Attached Files
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