The Dispositional Approach to Job Attitudes: A Lifetime Longitudinal Test.

Staw, Barry M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ338773

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Dispositional Approach to Job Attitudes: A Lifetime Longitudinal Test.

Staw, Barry M.; And Others

Administrative Science Quarterly, v31 n1 p56-77 Mar 1986

Reviews the debate between job enrichment and social-information-processing perspectives in organizational research. Posits a dispositional approach emphasizing the individual's role. Presents longitudinal study results showing that personality measures significantly predicted job attitudes over a 50-year period and that job and life satisfaction are closely related. (77 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Job Enrichment, Job Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction, Personality Measures, Q Methodology, Social Influences, Work Environment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Administrators; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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