Showing papers on "Core self-evaluations published in 1976"
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship between the internal work motivation of employees and their job performance, and the moderating effect of individual growth need strength, co-worker satisfaction, and supervisory satisfaction on the relationships between several job characteristics and internal motivation.
Abstract: This research examined: (a) the relationship between the internal work motivation of employees and their job performance; and (b) the moderating effect of individual growth need strength, co-worker satisfaction, and supervisory satisfaction on the relationships between several job characteristics and internal motivation. Results showed positive, significant relationships between the measure of internal motivation and employees' rated work quality, quantity, and effort. In addition, significant relationships between the job characteristics and internal motivation were obtained for employees who were desirous of growth satisfactions and who experienced high satisfaction with their supervisors and co-workers. Implications of the results for future research on job design were discussed.
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TL;DR: The results generally confirmed the previous conclusions of Hackman and Lawler (1971) that individuals who have higher self-actualization need strength are potentially better candidates for job enrichment.
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TL;DR: Work histories of male psychiatric patients were compared to see if they varied as a function of psychiatric diagnosis as discussed by the authors, and the results indicated that the more severe the maladjustment, the less likely the men were to have been employed above the semiskilled level of occupations.
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TL;DR: In this article, the hypothesis that self-esteem moderates the relationship between job satisfaction and perceived need fulfilment was tested with 120 Coloured factory workers who were given the Porter need fulfillment questionnaire, and for whom a measure of the extent to which their jobs were found desirable by others was available.
Abstract: The hypothesis that self-esteem moderates the relationship between job satisfaction and perceived need fulfilment and between job satisfaction and the extent to which on's job meets with group approval was tested with 120 Coloured factory workers who were given the Porter need fulfilment questionnaire, two measures of job satisfaction and three measures of self-esteem and for whom a measure of the extent to which their jobs were found desirable by others was available. The correlations between job satisfaction and need, fulfilment and between job satisfaction and group approval did not differ significantly between Ss who obtained high and low scores on each of the self-esteem measures. The negative results are explained in terms of weaknesses in the balance and dissonance models from which the hypothesis is derived.
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Dissertation•
01 May 1976
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