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Response Preferences Of Blacks And Roleplaying Whites To Affirmative Action Subscripts In Job Advertisements, David Richard Macdonald Dec 1976

Response Preferences Of Blacks And Roleplaying Whites To Affirmative Action Subscripts In Job Advertisements, David Richard Macdonald

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Validation Of A Test Battery And Biographical Data Used To Select Key-Punch Operators, Michael F. O'Toole Dec 1976

The Validation Of A Test Battery And Biographical Data Used To Select Key-Punch Operators, Michael F. O'Toole

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Response Preferences To Affirmative Action Statements In Job Advertisements, Milo Anthony Masura Aug 1976

Response Preferences To Affirmative Action Statements In Job Advertisements, Milo Anthony Masura

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Validation Of Tests For Selection Of Office Workers At Western Michigan University, Allen E. Doolittle Apr 1976

A Validation Of Tests For Selection Of Office Workers At Western Michigan University, Allen E. Doolittle

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Extrinsic And Intrinsic Outcomes And Anticipated Job Satisfaction, Attitudes Toward Management, And Attitudes Toward Unions, Douglas P. Massengill Mar 1976

An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Extrinsic And Intrinsic Outcomes And Anticipated Job Satisfaction, Attitudes Toward Management, And Attitudes Toward Unions, Douglas P. Massengill

Doctoral Dissertations

One hundred sixty-seven trainees at a vocational training school were provided with job descriptions in which the levels of intrinsic and extrinsic outcomes along with whether or not the jobs were unionized were varied. Ss then completed questionnaires to assess anticipated reactions to the jobs.

It was predicted that both intrinsic and extrinsic outcomes would be related to anticipated job satisfaction, that whether or not a job was unionized would moderate the relationship between extrinsic outcomes and anticipated attitudes towards management, that only extrinsic outcomes would be related to anticipated attitudes toward a union, and that only extrinsic outcomes would …


Effects Of Attitude Toward Women In Management And Applicant Information On A Male And Female Applicant For A Management Position, Arlette Ada Steinberger Jan 1976

Effects Of Attitude Toward Women In Management And Applicant Information On A Male And Female Applicant For A Management Position, Arlette Ada Steinberger

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

An in-basket exercise was used to investigate the effects of sex-role stereotypes on selection evaluations of applicants for a management position. The independent variables consisted of (a) sex of the applicant (e.g. Janet N. Davis, James N. Davis) (b) the raters attitude toward women in management positions as measured by a questionnaire, and finally (c) the quality of information (e.g. biographical or behavioral). On the basis of information provided, 28 male and female subjects evaluated the applicants performance potential and suitability for a particular management position. The results confirmed the hypothesis that attitude toward women in management creates a discriminatory …


A Psychological Profile Analysis Of Selected Employees Of The Indiana Department Of Correction, Stanley Kent Showalter Jan 1976

A Psychological Profile Analysis Of Selected Employees Of The Indiana Department Of Correction, Stanley Kent Showalter

Dissertations

Problem. The personality of employees is a vital key to understanding and improving the present correctional system. It was the purpose of the present study to assess, describe, and analyze a selected group of state correctional employees.

Method. The Bipolar Psychological Inventory and several demographic questions were used in assessing the personality of correctional employees and inmates. Cattell's Coefficient of Pattern Similarity (rp) was employed to measure and analyze several characteristics of correctional employee sub-groups. Three hundred sixty-three employees and four hundred forty-eight inmates were studied.

Results. Among the most important results obtained were indications of significant relationships …