Autonomy
Autonomy is the degree to which a job provides substantial freedom and discretion to the individual in scheduling the work and in determining the procedures to be used in carrying it out.
Definitions
According to Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge (17th edition),
- Autonomy. The degree to which a job provides substantial freedom and discretion to the individual in scheduling the work and in determining the procedures to be used in carrying it out.
According to Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition),
- Autonomy. The degree to which a job provides substantial freedom, independence, and discretion to the individual in scheduling work and determining the procedures to be used in carrying it out.
According to Cost Accounting by Horngren, Datar, Rajan (14th edition), Autonomy. The degree of freedom to make decisions.
