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Download full textWarner, Dennis A.; Warner, Stephen J. – 1971
Thirty-three adult male employees at a chemical plant completed a Worker Opinion Questionnaire (WOQ) designed to yield a measure of worker satisfaction. The quality of their job performance was obtained by means of supervisor ratings. Eighteen of the subjects were involved in "skilled labor and fifteen in "unskilled" labor. It was hypothesized…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Job Skills, Need Gratification, Operant Conditioning
Peer reviewedMitsunaga, Betty K.; Hall, Beverly A. – Nursing Outlook, 1976
Six latent identities of deans of nursing schools are identified and discussed in terms of how the deans perceive themselves and their role, and their expectations of and dissatisfaction with the position. (TA)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Deans
Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1972
Highlights of American work attitudes survey done by the University of Michigan's Survey Research Center for the Department of Labor. (AG)
Descriptors: Employment Problems, Employment Services, Government Publications, Job Satisfaction
Peer reviewedPallone, Nathaniel J.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1971
This review of job staisfaction research concludes that some findings were: (1) the Minnesota theory of work adjustment promises to provide theoretical constructs useful in understanding vocational behavior; (2) insufficient evidence is reported to support two factor" theory. (Author)
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Job Satisfaction, Literature Reviews, Need Gratification
Murphy, Sister Kathleen – Nat Cath Guidance Conf J, 1969
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Counselor Role, Decision Making
Peer reviewedEngel, Gloria V. – Journal of Medical Education, 1981
Practicing physician's assistants in California were surveyed by a mail questionnaire as part of a three-stage longitudinal study. The continued viability of this occupation in terms of worker satisfaction and some of the factors affecting satisfaction were examined. The findings support the continued viability of the occupation. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedWeller, L. David – NASSP Bulletin, 1982
A. H. Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs provides a useful vehicle for principals to use to meet teachers' essential needs. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Satisfaction, Need Gratification
Kreis, Kathleen – 1983
This paper presents a study conducted to explore the relationship between perceived security, affiliation, self esteem, autonomy, and self actualization, and degree of job satisfaction as reported by urban high school teachers. The control variables used include teachers' age, gender, marital status, length of service, salary, family income,…
Descriptors: High Schools, Job Satisfaction, Marital Status, Need Gratification
Seaburg, Deborah J.; And Others – 1976
Vocational values of age-by-sex groups were examined in terms of Minnesota Importance Questionnaire (MIQ) need Structures. Clients from the Minnesota Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (N=9,377) completed the MIQ in connection with vocational counseling. Subjects were classified into four age groups for each sex (16 to 18 years, 19 to 25 years,…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Planning, Goal Orientation, Job Development
Spitze, Glenna D.; Waite, Linda J. – 1979
The research paper examines how women's relative preferences for market work and home work are effected by three transitions: first marriage, first birth, and marital dissolution. The hypothesis was that all three events should affect market work preference by changing levels of available resources, such as time and money, and by changing the…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Birth, Divorce, Employment
Vecchio, Robert P. – 1977
Employee growth need strength (EGNS) is defined as a worker's need to obtain "growth" satisfaction from his work. The moderating influence of EGNS on relationships between global job satisfaction and the job attributes of conflict and ambiguity were investigated. Production supervisors (N=57) completed questionnaires on role perceptions, job…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Ambiguity, Employees, Individual Development
Muncrief, Martha Crawford – 1973
To investigate work adjustment of vocational education teachers, a nation-wide study was conducted focusing on vocational needs, job satisfaction, and job success. The study involved 180 secondary teachers from three vocational areas, business, home economics, and industrial education. A multistage sampling process was utilized to select…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Job Satisfaction, Need Gratification, Self Actualization
Peer reviewedWilcove, Gerry L. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1978
The existence, relatedness, and growth (ERG) model represents a major effort to understand need satisfaction. Questionnaire items on existing and proposed need concepts were administered to 630 Navy male enlisted personnel in 11 types of organizations. Factor analysis confirmed the empirical validity of the organizational respect concept. (Author)
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Factor Analysis, Job Satisfaction, Military Organizations
Peer reviewedSolomon, Lewis C.; Tierney, Michael L. – Journal of Higher Education, 1977
The relationship between certain aspects of job satisfaction and organizational role congruence was examined for 211 administrators in 22 private liberal arts colleges. Most were satisfied with most aspects of their jobs, with senior administrators more satisfied than mid-level administrators. (Editor/LBH)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, College Administration, Higher Education
Neal, John E. – 1990
The study attempted to determine liberal arts college faculty perceptions of their careers and professional needs and specific strategies for enhancing faculty job satisfaction in their roles as teachers, scholars, and members of different disciplinary groups. A total of 9,204 full time faculty at 142 participating colleges, all of them…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines
