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The Development, Extension, and Evaluation of a Typology of Job Satisfaction as Measured by the Job Descriptive Index

Sandman, Bonnie A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566463066605593

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1978, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bowling Green State University, Psychology.
A typology of job satisfaction was developed, using the five scales of the Job Cescriptive Index (Smith, Kendall, & Hulin, 1969), on one-half of the original, normative sample on which the scales were developed. Based on three objective and one subjective criteria, a Six Type solution was selected for use in this study. In the original, hold-out, and current samples, type-by-demographic variable chi-square tests were conducted. Based on these tests, hypotheses were proposed about to which types additional samples (homogeneous on one or more of the demographic variables) would be attributed. Generally, these hypotheses were confirmed. Four samples of professional or managerial level individuals were assigned to the typology. Generally, these groups were over-represented in Types One and Five, and Wider-represented in Types Three, Four, and Six compared with persons in low level jobs. Conversely, the three samples of low level workers attributed to the typology generally were under-represented in the former types, and over-represented in the latter types. Two samples of upper educational level people were attributed to the typology: the results were mixed, but both samples were under-represented in Types Two and Six. Two samples of nurses were attributed to the typology: mixed results were attained here also. Generally, the nurses were under-represented in Type One. Similarly, two samples of Army civil service workers were attributed to the typology. The only clear conclusion here is that the highest civilian grades are over-represented in Type Five and under-represented in Types Four and Six. Finally, type was examined as a moderator of the relationship between job in general satisfaction and life in general satisfaction. The only significant difference between correlation coefficients between these two variables is between Types One and Six. This finding was replicated in the hold-out sample.
Patricia Cain Smith (Advisor)
Occupational Psychology

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  • Sandman, B. A. (1978). The Development, Extension, and Evaluation of a Typology of Job Satisfaction as Measured by the Job Descriptive Index [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566463066605593

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sandman, Bonnie. The Development, Extension, and Evaluation of a Typology of Job Satisfaction as Measured by the Job Descriptive Index. 1978. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566463066605593.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sandman, Bonnie. "The Development, Extension, and Evaluation of a Typology of Job Satisfaction as Measured by the Job Descriptive Index." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 1978. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566463066605593

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