The Effects of Status Symbols in the Office on Employee Attitudes in a Human Service Agency

作者: Seok Eun Kim , Chan Su Jung

DOI: 10.1080/23303131.2015.1046008

关键词: Human servicesAffect (psychology)Political scienceJob satisfactionAgency (sociology)Survey data collectionStatus symbolMeaning (linguistics)Social psychology

摘要: Office symbolism has received a great deal of attention in human service administration as variable that affects employee behavior and performance. Yet, the detailed relationship between various status symbols office attitudes is not fully understood. This study hypothesizes physical setting workplace motivating force because it manifestation an agency can affect employees’ work-related attitudes. Specifically, examines symbolic meaning extent to which those job satisfaction perceived Survey data were collected from 508 employees state United States. The results found with seemed have significant influence on performance, even after controlling for traditional motivational varia...

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