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The Availability and Helpfulness of Socialization Practices.
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Louis, Meryl R.; And Others – Personnel Psychology, 1983
Surveyed 217 new employees to report socialization practices most available and the extent to which these practices were helpful. Results showed that socialization practices and perceptions of their helpfulness vary, affecting subsequent job satisfaction and commitment. Interactions with peers, supervisor, and senior coworkers were most helpful.…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Job Satisfaction, Peer Relationship, Program Effectiveness
Organizational Climates: An Essay
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Schneider, Benjamin – Personnel Psychology, 1975
The purposes of this essay are to (a) present some evidence about the importance of the climate concept as an aid in understanding employee behavior in work organizations and (b) provide a framework for guiding future climate research. (Author)
Descriptors: Definitions, Employee Attitudes, Guidelines, Job Satisfaction
The Relationship between Expectancies and Job Behavior for White and Black Employees
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Greenhaus, Jeffrey H.; Gavin, Hames F. – Personnel Psychology, 1972
It was found that the blacks in this study tended to see a greater connection between hard work and rewards than did whites. (Author)
Descriptors: Blacks, Blue Collar Occupations, Comparative Analysis, Employee Attitudes
Employing Conjoint Analysis in Making Compensation Decisions.
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Kienast, Philip; And Others – Personnel Psychology, 1983
Describes a method employing conjoint analysis that generates utility/cost ratios for various elements of the compensation package. Its superiority to simple preference surveys is examined. Results of a study of the use of this method in fringe benefit planning in a large financial institution are reported. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Cost Effectiveness, Employee Attitudes, Employees
Leader Behavior and Subordinate Motivation.
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Klimoski, Richard J.; Hayes, Noreen J. – Personnel Psychology, 1980
Supervisor behaviors influence effort expenditure, the perception of organizational contingencies, and most facets of job satisfaction. Supervisor behaviors are also related to job performance. (Author)
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Influences, Job Performance, Leadership Styles
A Study of Perceived Job Complexity
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London, M.; Klimoski, R. J. – Personnel Psychology, 1975
The purpose of this research was to identify the dimensions of job complexity, as perceived by a sample of registered nurses. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Employee Attitudes, Job Analysis, Job Satisfaction
Role Conflict and Ambiguity: Correlates with Job Satisfaction and Values
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Keller, Robert T. – Personnel Psychology, 1975
The research study presented in this article was conducted in order to test some hypotheses generated from the Kahn et al. theory of role dynamics, and to extend and refine the relationships between role conflict, ambiguity and job satisfaction by using a multidimensional conception of job satisfaction. (Author)
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Educational Research, Employee Attitudes, Job Satisfaction
Attitudes of Co-Workers and Management toward Hard-Core Employees
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DiMarco, Nicholas; Gustafson, David P. – Personnel Psychology, 1975
This study specifically looked at whether being a co-worker or a manager of the hard core unemployed or knowing or not knowing personality a hard core unemployed person affected attitudes that would influence the behavior of the co-worker or manager toward HCU. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Psychological Studies
Referent Selection in Determining Equity Perceptions: Differential Effects on Behavioral and Attitudinal Outcomes.
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Scholl, Richard W.; And Others – Personnel Psychology, 1987
Tested the hypothesis that different pay referents should result in different tactics to reduce inequities. Suggests that the various types of inequity relate differentially to each of three outcome variables: pay satisfaction, intent to remain with a company, and frequency of extra-role behavior. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Comparable Worth, Conflict Resolution, Employee Attitudes
The Relationship between Pay-for-Performance Perceptions and Pay Satisfaction.
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Heneman, Robert L.; And Others – Personnel Psychology, 1988
Assessed relationship between pay-for-performance perceptions and pay satisfaction among 104 hospital employees. Results indicated positive relationship between pay-for-performance perceptions and pay-raise satisfaction, pay-level satisfaction, and overall pay satisfaction even after effects of salary level, salary increases, performance ratings,…
Descriptors: Congruence (Psychology), Employee Attitudes, Hospital Personnel, Job Performance
Propositions about Grievance Settlements: Finally, Consultation with Grievants.
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Gordon, Michael E.; Bowlby, Roger L. – Personnel Psychology, 1988
Examined self-reports of grievants (N=324) concerning characteristics of grievance-filing and perceived outcomes. Results showed the level at which a grievance was settled played an unimportant role; resolution of different types of grievances affected relations with union and management. Nature of settlement and grievance type were perceived as…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Employee Attitudes, Employees, Employer Employee Relationship
Estimates for Future Tenure, Satisfaction and Biographical Variables as Predictors of Termination
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Waters, L. K.; And Others – Personnel Psychology, 1976
Findings of this study indicate that an employee's estimate of his/her future tenure with a company is a more reliable indication of actual tenure than job-satisfaction or biographical factors. (Author/RW)
Descriptors: Clerical Workers, Dismissal (Personnel), Employee Attitudes, Employment Patterns
Comparisons of Managerial and Employee Satisfaction with a Performance Appraisal System.
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Mount, Michael K. – Personnel Psychology, 1983
Surveyed managers and employees to assess satisfaction with a performance appraisal system. Factor analyses indicated that employees perceive certain aspects of the appraisal system in a global way, whereas managers differentiate among various components and see them as distinct entities. The relative importance of the factors differs. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Administrators, Cohort Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Employee Attitudes
The Effects of Having Been Supervised by a Woman on Perceptions of Female Managerial Competence.
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Ezell, Hazel F.; And Others – Personnel Psychology, 1981
Analyzed responses of male and female managers indicating that direct contact with women supervisors may dispel traditional female role stereotypes and beliefs about women not being career-oriented. Generalizability of findings is limited to fields with a large number of female administrators. Research in other fields is suggested. (JAC)
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrators, Competence, Employed Women
Using Policy-Capturing to Measure Attitudes in Organizational Diagnosis.
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Madden, Joseph M. – Personnel Psychology, 1981
Discusses an indirect method of attitude measurement, policy-capturing, that can be applied on an individual basis. In three experiments this method detected prejudicial attitudes toward females not detected with traditional methods. Can be used as a self-improvement diagnostic tool for developing awareness of behavior influences. (JAC)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Counseling Techniques, Employee Attitudes, Evaluation Methods
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