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Job satisfaction as mediated by the value congruity of supervisors and their subordinates
Author(s) -
Kemelgor Bruce H.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.4030030202
Subject(s) - psychology , job satisfaction , social psychology , value (mathematics) , sample (material) , scale (ratio) , statistics , mathematics , chemistry , physics , chromatography , quantum mechanics
This study represents an attempt to individualize values and job satisfaction. Using a specifically designed Value Scale and the J.D.I., a sample of 48 supervisors and 337 subordinates in six production organizations was investigated. It was found that those subordinates who indicate high job satisfaction tend to have value structures more similar to their superiors than do subordinates who evidence lower satisfaction. The implications of this value homogeneity within work groups were advanced and further research suggested.