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Job Enlargement And Job Enrichment - A Meta-Analytic Study, Kenny Benedict Cemane Aug 1980

Job Enlargement And Job Enrichment - A Meta-Analytic Study, Kenny Benedict Cemane

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Structured Meeting System: A Procedure For Supervising The Completion Of Nonrecurring Tasks, Barbara J. Fulton Aug 1980

The Structured Meeting System: A Procedure For Supervising The Completion Of Nonrecurring Tasks, Barbara J. Fulton

Dissertations

Supervision of delegated tasks is often a source of organizational problems, because workers do not complete tasks as efficiently as managers expect. Analysis of the work setting suggests that behaviors of both supervisors and supervisees are governed by overlapping contingencies; different supervisor behaviors probably result in different contingencies for supervisee behavior. The analysis also reveals two categories of tasks: recurring tasks and nonrecurring tasks, with the latter type requiring frequent supervisor attention to assign new tasks and monitor previous ones. Contingencies for nonrecurring tasks were targeted for study in the present research, because of indications by managers that productivity and …


English Language Proficiency As A Predictor Of Academic Performance For U.S. Navy Hispanic Recruits, Eduardo Alejandro Salas Garcia Jul 1980

English Language Proficiency As A Predictor Of Academic Performance For U.S. Navy Hispanic Recruits, Eduardo Alejandro Salas Garcia

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Role Ambiguity, Role Conflict, Type A-B Behavior, Job Performance, And Psychosomatic Dysfunction, John Steven Mattone Jul 1980

Role Ambiguity, Role Conflict, Type A-B Behavior, Job Performance, And Psychosomatic Dysfunction, John Steven Mattone

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

The main purpose of the present study was to determine empirically whether differences in perceived role conflict, role ambiguity, and Type A proclivities are associated with differences in perceived psychosomatic dysfunction. Moreover, an ancillary purpose of the present study was to determine whether differences in perceived job performance were associated with Type A-B tendencies and perceived role conflict and ambiguity. Data for 72 workers from all levels of two types of organizations (i.e., citizen protection and health) were obtained. All workers completed a role conflict and ambiguity measure, a 15-item self-report index of psychosomatic dysfunction, a 7-poimt measure of job …


The Effects Of Local Union Strength On Union Members' Attitudes, Perceptions And Job Satisfaction, Eileen Mcdonald Jul 1980

The Effects Of Local Union Strength On Union Members' Attitudes, Perceptions And Job Satisfaction, Eileen Mcdonald

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Assessor Training On Subsequent Assessment Center Performance, Michael R. Struth Jul 1980

Effects Of Assessor Training On Subsequent Assessment Center Performance, Michael R. Struth

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Validity Of Undergraduate Grade Point Average And Graduate Record Examination Scores As Predictors Of Success In The Selection Of Masters Level Graduate Students In Psychology, Margaret Tandy O'Connor Jul 1980

A Study Of The Validity Of Undergraduate Grade Point Average And Graduate Record Examination Scores As Predictors Of Success In The Selection Of Masters Level Graduate Students In Psychology, Margaret Tandy O'Connor

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to assess the validity of the undergraduate grade point average (UGPA), the grade point average during the last two years of undergraduate work (LTYR), the Graduate Record Examination Verbal plus Graduate Record Examination Quantitative scores (GREM), the Graduate Record Examination Analytical Test score (GREAN) and the Graduate Record Examination Advanced Psychology Test score (GREAD) as predictors of graduate grade point averages (GGPA) in the Master of Arts degree program in Psychology at Western Kentucky University. The validity of the Graduate Record Examination Quantitative score (GREQ) as a predictor of grades received in the two …


Faculty Attribution Of Satisfaction-Dissatisfaction To The Union Or The Administration Based Upon Union Membership Status, Grace P. Waldrop Jul 1980

Faculty Attribution Of Satisfaction-Dissatisfaction To The Union Or The Administration Based Upon Union Membership Status, Grace P. Waldrop

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Race Of The Administrator And Requesting Categorical Demographic Data On Response Bias In A Group Administered Job Attitude Survey, Glenn Russell Weinger Jul 1980

The Effect Of Race Of The Administrator And Requesting Categorical Demographic Data On Response Bias In A Group Administered Job Attitude Survey, Glenn Russell Weinger

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Underutilization Of Temporary Employees As A Determinant Of Turnover, Elizabeth De La Ossa Apr 1980

Underutilization Of Temporary Employees As A Determinant Of Turnover, Elizabeth De La Ossa

Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Values And Interests Among Four Ethnic Groups In Mexico, Jacobo Schwartzman Jan 1980

Values And Interests Among Four Ethnic Groups In Mexico, Jacobo Schwartzman

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Perception Of Subordinates' Job Evaluation Factors To Determine Supervisor-Subordinate Agreement, George Edward Romot Jan 1980

Perception Of Subordinates' Job Evaluation Factors To Determine Supervisor-Subordinate Agreement, George Edward Romot

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.