The context of the present study is the early careers of lawyers. I examine if and how receiving “more” mentoring – in terms both of number of relationships and amount and type of assistance received – affects individuals’ satisfaction at work. Results suggest that the more developmental relationships an individual has and the more developmental assistance he or she receives, the greater will be his or her work satisfaction. Findings also suggest, however, that receiving a high amount of psychosocial assistance from just one person, who is not necessarily of higher status, is associated with high work satisfaction. Practical implications and suggestions for future research that explores the effects of multiple developmental relationships in other contexts are discussed.

The more the merrier? Multiple developmental relationships and work satisfaction.

Zweck – Herrschaft – System: Grundbegriffe und Prämissen Max Webers

Professional role conflicts of faculty in a research university are examined using confirmatory factor analysis. Results support the "compromise model" of professional bureaucracies with three decision arenas. Technical core of teaching function and purely administrative matters rarely create role conflicts while the area of collective decision making is the fertile ground for role incompatibilities of faculty. Role conflicts experienced by faculty are not found to be related to general job satisfaction but are significantly correlated with faculty disaffection in decisions that affect their work and work environment.

Academic Professionals: A Study of Conflict and Satisfaction in Professoriate

Das Burokratiemodell Max Webers ist ein vertrauter und bewahrter Erkenntnisbesitz unserer Organisationsforschung. Und auch die Einsicht, das die Rationalisierung des offentlichen Lebens sich unaufhaltsam und auf allen Gebieten durch burokratische Verwaltung vollzieht, hat sich durchgesetzt. Sie bedarf keiner Empfehlung mehr. Die Auseinandersetzung mit dieser Konzeption, das Hin- und Herwenden ihrer Begriffe, Versuche des Umbaus, der Erganzung, der empirischen Kontrolle sind Gegenstand laufender wissenschaftlicher Arbeit. Dieses Jahr, in dem der Geburtstag Webers zum hundertsten Male wiederkehrt, wird daher kein Jahr des Anstoses sein. Eher scheint es ein Jahr des Gedenkens und der feierlichen Wurdigung zu werden.

Zweck — Herrschaft — System

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether disciplinary background and work experience significantly influence university students' views on working and preferences for organisations and work attributes.Design/methodology/approach – The data were collected by a questionnaire. This paper briefly reviews the literature of Australian public sector reforms and the impact on the public sector as a potential employment location. The work values of young workers are subsequently presented, including the influence of disciplinary background and work experience on these values.Findings – The respondents' disciplinary background, and to a smaller extent, work experience were found to significantly affect their views on working and preferences for organisations and work attributes.Research limitations/implications – Sample size was small and derived from one university. More research should be carried out on students from other Australian universities before any generalisation can be made with any deg...

Robert C. Stone

Papers

Service and Procedure in Bureaucracy.

Service and Procedures in Bureaucracy: A Case Study