The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between Arkansas County Extension County staff morale and their perceived relationship county staff had with their County Staff Chair. The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service (UAEX) can utilize the results from this research to identify individuals who have the capacity to…

As members of Generation Z continue entering the workforce, organizational leaders who develop a deeper understanding of the unique traits and work-life expectations among these group members can provide more effective leadership for their organizations. This qualitative descriptive study focused on enhancing understanding of how members of…

The research was designed to examine the effects of question setting using different conditions into 10 sets on the validity of structural equation modeling for factors affecting job morale. The data was collected from 690 personnel working in regional Statistical Offices around Thailand by using cluster random sampling. The tool used in…

Higher Education Support Personnel support the faculty in fulfilling the mission of America's colleges and universities. Rarely studied, these personnel include position classifications such as support/service professionals, technical/paraprofessionals, clerical and secretarial, service/maintenance, and skilled crafts. The support/service…

The authors recommend that as a result of this study, the Purdue Student Teacher Opinionaire be used as a tool to measure satisfaction or morale of student teachers and that such information be made available to those faculty members who are involved in student teacher preparation and supervision. (Author)

Despite the high "guru-factor" in time management, few claims have been subjected to empirical investigation. This study tests the claims that people who manage their time well perceive themselves to be more effective and feel less stressed. University staff and students were utilized to investigate the relationship between time management related…

Management should recognize and consider both the advantages of early retirement programs and the countervailing forces of financial conditions, individual attitudes, and age discrimination laws. (Available from American Management Associations, Subscription Services, Box 319, Saranac Lake, NY 12983; $15.00 annually) (Author/MLF)

The purpose of this research is to examine the impact that Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) is having on the professional worklives of international student and scholar advisors (ISSAs) on U.S. college and university campuses. ISSAs are clearly satisfied with their work and hold their institutions in high regard. However,…

This study examined the relationship between the occurence of job alienation and job satisfaction and the social characteristics found in student personnel offices and a student personnel coalition. The social characteristics of both the offices and the coalition were related to job alienation. (Author)

This study was conducted to investigate job satisfaction among human services employees (N=114) who worked for a rehabilitation facility in Kansas with divisions in three different geographical locations. Subjects completed a demographic questionnaire and an agency personnel instrument which measured job satisfaction. Independent variables were…

The interrelationship between a set of organizational variables was investigated at 14 work organizations within a company. The variables were production, quality, costs, job satisfaction of operatives, job satisfaction of supervisors, work anxiety, accidents, absence, labor turnover, and industrial unrest. (Author)

Considerable research has examined the correlates of job involvement and its conceptual independence from the notions of satisfaction and motivation, with an indication of considerable overlap beween the three concepts as well as the possibility that job involvement may be more aligned with motivation than with satisfaction. A job attitude survey…

Examines the impact of five dimensions of police professionalism on cynicism and work alienation, and assesses the nature of an interaction effect between department size and these dimensions. Findings indicate that commitment to a professional ideology reduces cynicism and work alienation, and that effects of professionalism are specified by…

The paper describes some of the sociopsychological and structural influences which induced and later enabled a group of social workers to expose themselves to physical harm in dangerous ghetto areas; it considers the question of how organizations ensure that undersireable positions are filled, concluding that prestige is an important inducement.…

The Hoppock Job Satisfaction Record and the Job Questionnaire were used to assess job satisfaction in a major extension field district and for comparison with similar groups. Three factors found to rank high in both importance and deficiency in jobs were: sound management policies, good supervision, and pleasant co-workers. (Author/MS)