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Peer reviewedBretz, Robert D., Jr.; And Others – Personnel Psychology, 1989
Tested hypotheses that congruence between internal need states and external environments drives organizational choice process and that those attracted to particular organizations are more homogeneous than general applicant pool. Evaluated college students (N=211) on 14 needs, then indicated job preferences based on two videotaped interviews.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Employee Attitudes, Labor Force, Motivation
Direct linkRobbins, Nora Reinburg – CUPA-HR Journal, 2003
The morale of employees in higher education has plummeted in recent years due to fiscal crises, program cuts, staff reduction and bulging enrollments. In this article, an HR consultant offers suggestions for removing demotivators and creating new motivating strategies that can help higher education human resource organizations boost morale and…
Descriptors: Morale, Human Resources, Personnel Management, College Administration
Kimmel, Jean; Conway, Karen Smith – 1995
A study examined the characteristics of moonlighters and the length of their moonlighting episodes to determine who moonlights and why. Data for 203 prime-aged men were drawn from the 1984 Survey of Income and Program Participation panel (SIPP). The methodology involved a study of the personal and job-related characteristics of moonlighters and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Employee Attitudes, Individual Characteristics
Mac Arthur, Don S. – Canadian Training Methods, 1974
Using examples drawn from Transactional Analysis, the author explains the use of constructive criticism (the expression of the "Adult" state) as a positive motivating force, and comparesit to the debilitating effect of destructive criticism (expressing either the "Child" or the "Parent" ego state.) (AJ)
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Education, Communication Skills, Employee Attitudes
Greene, Betty J. – 1986
Negative motivators like threats, intimidation, criticism, denigration, the withholding of information, and the exercise of power produce temporary results but engender resentment and close the door of communication. Good leaders use positive motivators to meet people's needs, enhance efficiency, and improve working relationships. Some of these…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Interpersonal Competence, Leadership
Acuff, Frank L. – Personnel Journal, 1974
An awareness level is a way of grouping priorities that an individual normally gives to factors affecting his decision of whether or not to accept an overseas position; satisfactory answers to the questions surrounding each of the items are necessary. It is imperative that the company make such information available. (Author/AJ)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Employee Attitudes, Motivation, Motivation Techniques
Download full textPritchard, Robert D.; And Others – 1981
A field test was conducted to research the effects of feedback and goal-setting techniques on increasing productivity. Subjects were regular employees of two autonomous clerical-type units in a credit card and payment processing center of a Southwestern oil company. The study desiqn had three phases--baseline period and two experimental conditions…
Descriptors: Adults, Employee Attitudes, Feedback, Field Tests
Beehr, Terry A.; And Others – 1977
Higher order need strength (HONS) has been shown to moderate the relationship between work role characteristics and some traditional dependent variables in organizations. It was hypothesized that employees with strong HONS might be more sensitive to variability in their work environments than people with weaker HONS. This would happen because…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Employee Attitudes, Job Satisfaction, Motivation
Peer reviewedBrannon, Diane; And Others – Gerontologist, 1988
Analyzed nursing home caregiving as a job, subject to management intervention. Combined information from interviews with administrators with survey data from aides and licensed practical nurses (N=489) in 21 nursing homes to assess the need for and feasibility of redesign of caregiver work. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Administrators, Caregivers, Employee Attitudes, Employee Responsibility
Mirabile, Richard J. – Journal of College Placement, 1983
Surveyed 75 former teachers who made the transition to business and industry. Results showed personal/professional growth and greater opportunities to use abilities were ranked ahead of salary motivation. Results reflect a growing dissatisfaction in the academic community, but teachers do have the skills to find business opportunities. (JAC)
Descriptors: Business, Career Change, Education Work Relationship, Employee Attitudes
Peer reviewedGannon, Martin J.; Demler, John W. – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Government Employees, Identification (Psychology), Individual Characteristics
Otterson, Dorothy L.; Stephenson, Harriet – Training and Development Journal, 1972
A study of a growing company where employees are treated as honest human beings who take pride in their work." (Editor)
Descriptors: Administration, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Peer reviewedNadesan, Majia Holmer – Management Communication Quarterly, 1999
Explores the growth of literature proposing corporate spirituality as a means of motivating employees. Suggests that critical analysis articulates and advocates two entrepreneurial views of subjecthood that obscure contemporary corporate power by centering the individual as an autonomous agent. Concludes that these discourses reinforce social…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Employee Attitudes, Higher Education, Literary Criticism
Tosti, Donald T.; Amarant, John – Performance Improvement, 2005
People vary considerably in their work performance as well as their overall approach to work. At one extreme are the outstanding performers, who approach work with enthusiasm and energy, and, at the other extreme, are those who seem to do only what is necessary to get by. Organizatins often invest a good deal of energy in trying to improve the…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Industrial Psychology, Work Environment, Leadership Effectiveness
Ulrich, Lorene B.; Brott, Pamelia E. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2005
The authors present a qualitative study that explored the transition experiences of older workers who retired from long-term careers and who were working in bridge jobs (i.e., transitional work between career employment and retirement). Using grounded theory methodology, the authors interviewed 24 older workers to learn why they decided to pursue…
Descriptors: Retirement, Career Counseling, Older Workers, Older Adults
