Assessed the correspondence between self-reports and company records and on-the-job observations, using information from 506 employees. Correspondence was assessed with respect to pay, fringe benefits, and hazardous conditions. Results indicated low to moderate agreement between data sources. (Author/JAC)

Mounting evidence indicates a dispositional component to global job satisfaction. Unfortunately, however, relatively little attention has been given to the potential effects of dispositions on work-related attitudes other than global job satisfaction. We used a five-year prospective design to investigate the relationships of affective disposition…