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Full-Text Articles in Industrial and Organizational Psychology

The Influence Of Extrinsic And Intrinsic Decision Factors On Company Selection Among College Seniors, Lawrence J. Hahn Apr 1969

The Influence Of Extrinsic And Intrinsic Decision Factors On Company Selection Among College Seniors, Lawrence J. Hahn

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Discrimination Decrement In An Auditory Task As A Function Of Time During A Prolonged Vigil, Wain Saeger Aug 1968

Discrimination Decrement In An Auditory Task As A Function Of Time During A Prolonged Vigil, Wain Saeger

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Confirmation And Disconfirmation Of The Self-Concept On Task Performance Under Two Test Conditions, Richard Craig Steele May 1968

The Effects Of Confirmation And Disconfirmation Of The Self-Concept On Task Performance Under Two Test Conditions, Richard Craig Steele

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An Investigation Of Employee Attitudes And Employee Performance, Richard V. Washburn Jun 1964

An Investigation Of Employee Attitudes And Employee Performance, Richard V. Washburn

Masters Theses

Industrial managers are showing an increasing interest in employee attitudes, opinions and morale. This conclusion is reflected in the fact that many companies conduct attitude and opinion surveys, train their supervisors in human relations and provide other functions designed to create favorable attitudes.

Management concern for the promotion of favorable employee attitudes may be attributed to two main factors. Part of the concern may be attributed to a general trend toward greater social responsibilities of industry. The other, and perhaps greater part can be attributed to an assumption that employees with favorable attitudes are more productive than those with generally …


The Relationship Of Union Attitude To Work Performance, Donald Leo Wass Jan 1959

The Relationship Of Union Attitude To Work Performance, Donald Leo Wass

Masters Theses

Present-day management is aware of the high work-output characteristic of some “rugged individualists" who have "anti- union" sentiments. Studies concerning individuals classified as "ratebusters” have been made by Dalton (4) and by Roethlisberger and Dickson (5). The higher production efficiency of the “ratebuster" is discussed along with the increased personnel problems related to these workers. Because of anti-union sentiments, the “ratebuster” can have a disruptive effect on the labor force as a whole.

The worker with strong pro- union sentiments has received very little attention in the literature. It is probable that present-day management classifies this worker as an undesirable …