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Can Heterosexism Harm Organizations? Predicting the Perceived Organizational Citizenship Behaviors of Gay and Lesbian Employees
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Brenner, Bradley R.; Lyons, Heather Z.; Fassinger, Ruth E. – Career Development Quarterly, 2010
An initial test and validation of a model predicting perceived organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) of lesbian and gay employees were conducted using structural equation modeling. The proposed structural model demonstrated acceptable goodness of ft and structural invariance across 2 samples (ns = 311 and 295), which suggested that…
Descriptors: Employees, Structural Equation Models, Homosexuality, Organizational Climate
Types of Workplace Social Support in the Prediction of Job Satisfaction
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Harris, J. Irene; Winskowski, Ann Marie; Engdahl, Brian E. – Career Development Quarterly, 2007
Research on social support and job satisfaction has yielded mixed results, partly because studies have rarely examined different types of workplace social support, such as collegial support, task support, coaching, and career mentoring. This study identified the relative contributions of different types of social support to job satisfaction and…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Work Environment, Job Satisfaction, Mentors
Congruence and Coherence as Predictors of Congruent Employment Outcomes.
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Thompson, Janice M.; And Others – Career Development Quarterly, 1994
Evaluated four diagnostic signs (employment congruence, aspirational congruence, employment coherence, and aspirational coherence) derived from Holland's theory of vocational personalities and occupational environments for their ability to predict personality-environment congruence among 87 employees with special needs. Found that employment…
Descriptors: Congruence (Psychology), Employees, Foreign Countries, Personality Traits
Social Interaction Patterns among Employees in Sheltered and Nonprofit Business Settings.
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Lignugaris/Kraft, Benjamin; And Others – Career Development Quarterly, 1986
Examined social interactions among developmentally disabled workers (N=30) and the social context of interactions during work and breaks in sheltered and nonsheltered work settings. Studied workers' initiation patterns and the general structure of workers' conversations as well as the social context for these interactions. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Employees, Entry Workers, Interpersonal Competence