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The C.P.M. and Job Satisfaction
Author(s) -
Lumpkin James R.,
Tudor R. Keith
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of purchasing and materials management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.75
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1745-493X
pISSN - 1055-6001
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-493x.1991.tb00538.x
Subject(s) - purchasing , job satisfaction , clarity , psychology , certification , job attitude , perception , association (psychology) , anxiety , sample (material) , business , social psychology , marketing , applied psychology , job performance , management , economics , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry , neuroscience , psychotherapist , chromatography
This study investigates the differences in perceptions of job satisfaction factors between individuals who hold the C.P.M. designation and those who do not. A sample of 395 purchasing managers who were members of the National Association of Purchasing Management, from both large and small firms, participated in the study. The results of the study indicate that the certification process appears to enhance role clarity and perceptions of the job itself, while decreasing role conflict and job anxiety. Specific differences between the two groups are identified and implications are discussed.