Perceived Similarity, Personality, and Attraction to Large Organizations

Abstract

Two separate studies tested the hypothesis that perceived similarity to members of an organization was related to attraction to that organization for relationship-motivated persons rather than for task-motivated persons. Support for the hypothesis was obtained in both studies using least preferred coworker (LPC) scores as measures of relationship and task motivation. The paper seeks to integrate the literature on interpersonal attraction and on job satisfaction, and suggests practical implications of the findings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0756703

Entities

People

  • Fred E. Fiedler
  • Robert O. Hansson

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Friendship
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Motivation
  • New York
  • Personality
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • Supervisors

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.