Individual differences and reactions to job characteristics.

摘要: Three different methods of measuring individual differences were evaluated as moderators employee reactions to job characteristics. The three are urban versus rural background, strong weak belief in the Protestant Work Ethic, and high low strength for "higher order" needs. Each these was used a moderator relationships between characteristics on one hand, specific facet satisfaction, overall behavior other hand. Based satisfaction results, higher order need is most useful way measure this type difference, followed by lastly background worker. There no among relationship. Although certain tend be more satisfying employees than others, there wide them. This research an examination relevant (a) worker (Hulin & Blood, 1968), (b) Ethic (Blood, 1969), (c) desire satisfaction" (Hackman Lawler, 1971). framework comparison concerns how well each moderates relationship presence