Development of a Questionnaire to Measure Air Force Junior Officer Attitudes Toward Intrinsic Aspects of the Work Itself.

Abstract

The concept of job enrichment has been recognized as a key to junior officer motivation. However, attempts at enrichment have been hampered by the lack of a means to clearly determine what aspects of the work need enrichment. Using hierarchical factor analytic techniques, this research developed a 42-item questionnaire designed to measure junior officer attitudes toward significant aspects of the work itself. The questionnaire, together with the norms calculated by the researchers, provide Air Force managers a vehicle for better understanding the nature of junior officer attitudes toward the work itself, and thus a basis for job enrichment efforts. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 28, 1972
Accession Number
AD0743405

Entities

People

  • Charles W. Finch
  • James N. Gibson

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Human Behavior
  • Motivation
  • Questionnaires

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